2011 FLVS What were these amendments meant to do? Stop efforts to charge poll taxes Create special voting zones Protect rights of African-Americans Punish the South after the Civil War

Protect rights of African-Americans.

Explanation:

The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution, jointly known as the Reconstruction Amendments, were additions to the Constitution between 1865 and 1870, which sought to give rights to those individuals who did not already have them before the Civil War, focusing specially on African Americans. So, these amendments prohibited slavery, defined the acquisition of U.S. citizenship, and gave all men, regardless of color or background, the right to vote in elections.

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

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