Differences Between The 13th, And 15th Amendments

Through the years of American history there’s been many different amendments past through the government that have given, taken, or altered the rights of all citations. While during the era of reconstruction was happening, there was 3 important amendments passed through congress theses being the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The 14th amendment had 5 sections within the article covering many different parts of rights of congressmen, state repetions, and people within them. Eric Foner who write the book A short history of reconstruction talks about the undergoing power this amendment had to switch power and majority in the house of legislative branch of government. There was the thought that black suffrage was not avoidable and nothing was …show more content…
The South felt as if this was another way for the union to take control of the law making. Also with the fact that it only took two thirds of the states to pass an amendment after the civil war. This lead to many of the southern whites in anger and news articles saying things speaking out against their new politicians. In the Atlanta Constitution “As Mr. Bullock who claims to be Governor of Georgia, is endeavoring to eject Democrats from their seats in the Legislation” (The Atlanta Constitution Pg. 2). The south is feels that they our losing power within the government because loss of their voted Representatives and they had people like Bullock coming in as governor. They felt these people as people who betrayed them and were considered the lowest of the low and stood right next to the swagglewags and carpetbaggers. This led to many different states in rejection of the 14th amendment and to stay strong as a whole to protect those who stood with them prewar time as their Representatives. They didn’t believe that one should lose their job or the ranks by the hand of the Republicans trying to take control of the …show more content…
That the 14th amendment took more than just that from the South it left them out to suffer through the depts that wouldn’t and couldn’t be paid by everyone in the South. The 14th amendment with in the sections 4 and 5 that make it so that debts of the confederates. This leaving farmers and soldiers without anything after the war. This is due the the fact everything was destroyed during the civil war. The farmers lost their "investment " they called salvery but, this by no means make slavory right or ethically correct by any means. Yet to most of the South this was part of their life style and they didn’t see a problem with this because they didn’t see freemen as people but as livestock. This caused the outcry for pay of their losses therough the 14th amendment but, the 14th made sure that they wouldn’t get anything. This which is statement was made within the 14th amendment section 4 "But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void" (The Atlanta Constitution pg. 1). This making the United States and states not liable for any of the debts of the South. This effect everyone within the South in