The document discusses the Reconstruction Amendments - the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution. It provides that the 13th Amendment banned slavery, the 14th Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all born in the US, and the 15th Amendment ensured the right to vote regardless of race or previous servitude. Together, these amendments guaranteed equal protection under the law for all citizens.

1. Reconstruction Amendments SOL USII.3a Lisa Pennington Social Studies Instructional Specialist Portsmouth Public Schools