13th, 14th, 15th AmendmentsOnline version Part of the reconstruction after the Civil War in America was the three new amendments being added. by Ashley Vander Wiede 1 13th Amendment 2 14th Amendment 3 15th Amendment Ratified in December 1865 Outlawed Slavery in the United States Abolished Slavery Freed Slaves All citizens of all races are guaranteed basic rights. This cannot be taken away Ratified in 1868 Declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens including African Americans Gave citizenship to former enslaved people Guarantees blacks the right to vote Ratified in March 1870 Prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote The right to vote cannot be taken away because of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude