• The Thirteenth Amendment
• The Fourteenth Amendment
• The Fifteenth Amendment
The three items listed above are called the Reconstruction Amendments. What was the main purpose of these three amendments?
a=to rebuild cities that the war had destroyed
b=to free and grant basic rights to slaves
c=to punish the southern states for seceding
d=to admit three more states into the Union

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• The Thirteenth Amendment
• The Fourteenth Amendment
• The Fifteenth Amendment
The three items listed above are called the Reconstruction Amendments. What was the main purpose of these three amendments?
a=to rebuild cities that the war had destroyed
b=to free and grant basic rights to slaves
c=to punish the southern states for seceding
d=to admit three more states into the Union

anonymous · Answer

The Reconstruction amendments added the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution. Among other things, these amendments freed the slaves, gave them equal protection under Federal laws, and gave them the right to vote. 
srry i couldn't give an a,b,c, or d answer hope it helps :)

anonymous · Answer

b=to free and grant basic rights to slaves

anonymous · Answer

I can confirm it is B