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name(s): directions: read the copies of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments that have been provided. for each amendment, write the words of the amendment then summarize it \in your words.\ do the entire front before progressing to the back of this paper. amendment xiii the amendment says... in your words: amendment xiv the amendment says... in your words: amendment xv the amendment says... in your words:
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed equal protection of the laws. The 15th Amendment prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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- Amendment XIII - The Amendment says: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. In your words: Slavery and forced - labor are banned, except as criminal punishment.
- Amendment XIV - The Amendment says: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. In your words: Grants US citizenship to those born or naturalized here and ensures equal protection and due - process rights.
- Amendment XV - The Amendment says: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. In your words: Voting rights cannot be denied based on race, color, or past slavery status.