The Civil War amendments to the Constitution, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments,

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The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights protection to the states, and the Fifteenth Amendment formally guaranteed the franchise for black males. These amendments did not address the concept of "separate but equal" which was later challenged in the Civil Rights Movement. The amendments also did not guarantee voting rights for all citizens over the age of 21 or declare slavery immoral (which had already been accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation). The notion in option B that the amendments upheld slavery is incorrect. Option E is partially true in that the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited the use of race or color as a reason to deny voting rights, but it did not specifically outlaw poll taxes (this was addressed later by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment).

The Civil War Amendments to the Constitution, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth