• The 13th Amendment ended slavery. • The 14th Amendment provided citizenship rights to
former slaves.
• The 15th Amendment provided suffrage rights to
African American males.

What effect did the Reconstruction amendments have on southern states?
They provided African American citizens with greater access to the government.
They encouraged African American women to begin exercising their right to vote.
O They discouraged African Americans from joining the Republican Party
They prevented African Americans from participating in state elections.