During Reconstruction, Congress passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
O to establish martial law in parts of the South and maintain law and order in the wake of growing violence.
O to grant African Americans more rights, such as citizenship, and greater protections under the law.
O to create stricter laws against violence and stop the terrorism and intimidation tactics of the Ku Klux Klan.
O to give Southern whites more rights, particularly poor farmers who were struggling financially after the war.

During Reconstruction, Congress passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to grant African Americans more rights, such as citizenship, and greater protections under the law.

Why did Congress pass the 14th and 15th Amendments?

Following the Civil War and abolition of slavery, Republicans in Congress passed reconstruction laws meant to guarantee full citizenship and suffrage to African Americans.

How were the 14th and 15th amendments passed?

After Congressional passage, constitutional amendments require three-fourths of the states to approve them—by 1871, 31 states out of 37 had ratified the 14th and 15th amendments.

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