After the Civil War, Republicans attempted to

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Republicans passed three constitutional amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) after the Civil War that abolished slavery, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. (including freed slaves), and prohibited states from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of race, color or previous condition of servitude. This was done in order to enfranchise newly freed slaves and maintain Republican control over the defeated southern states.

After the Civil War, Republicans Attempted to