Amendments

Now that Reconstruction is over, the United States is trying to recreate the South from the awful effects from the Civil War. In this time, there were amendments made. The government passed three amendments that helped make all people equal. The 13th amendment freed the slaves. The 14th amendment made the African Americans citizens of the United States. The 15th amendment gave the African Americans the right to vote. Although the govenment was trying to make all people equal, it didn't turn out the way they thought, the black codes were passed, which were laws passes throughout after the Civil War in the South which severly restricted African Americans' lives. The laws prohibited carring weapons, serving on jeries, testifing against whites, marring whites and many more.
The black codes went completly opposite of the amendments that were to make all equal. The government did try to help the nation by creating the amendments, but there will always be controversy with the government and personal oppinions. The nation will always have someone who will work and change the ways against the government, which causes problems. The use of the political force can not perseve a nation, because their are to many diferent oppinions to make everyone content with the nation.