Distinguish between the primary purposes of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments.

Thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are called the reconstruction amendments which aimed to achieve political equality in the American society.

Explanation:

The purpose of the thirteenth amendment was to abolish slavery and annihilate serving someone involuntarily. Fourteenth amendment advocates rights of an  american citizen and fifteenth amendment proclaimed that all citizens are equal to vote in United States of America.

These amendments were called reconstruction amendments because it was significant in transforming united states which was partially free and partially slave states to a country on which liberty and equality was bestowed without any disparity on all citizens of US.

the  wilmot proviso  was designed to eliminate  slavery  within the  landacquired as a result of the mexican war (1846-48). fearing the addition of a pro-slave territory, pennsylvania congressman david  wilmot proposedhis amendment to the bill.

every of the four river valley civilizations, religion played an enormous role in shaping and cultivating each civilization. this essay will briefly discuss how religion formed the river valley people’s government and view on geography. religion dictated how the peoples of the river valley civilizations managed government and geography.

            religious leaders played prominent roles in every river valley civilizations form of government. from ancient egypt and mesopotamia to china’s historic empire and the indus river valley, all the river valley civilizations had significant religious figures. in ancient egypt, the pharaoh was revered as a god and therefore was given his right as supreme governing authority in the eyes of the people. the elusive emperors of china gained there governing rights by a mandate of heaven creating long lines of dynasties until the common people of china felt the dynasty had lost the favor of the gods. chinese emperors were not only governing leaders but also the spiritual leaders of ancient china. mesopotamian and indus river valley priests were referred as has head officials who had vast amounts of authority in these two civilizations primitive forms of democracy. religion shaped the structure and social caste of the four river valley civilizations.

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