when were the 13 14 and 15th amendments passed

February 25, 2026

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were all passed in the years right after the Civil War, during Reconstruction, between 1865 and 1870.

13th Amendment (ended slavery nationwide)
- Passed by Congress: January 31, 1865.

* Ratified by the states (became part of the Constitution): December 6, 1865.

14th Amendment (citizenship and equal protection)
- Passed by Congress: June 13, 1866.

* Ratified: July 9, 1868 (often referenced as adopted July 28, 1868, when it was officially certified).

15th Amendment (banned racial discrimination in voting)
- Passed by Congress: February 26, 1869.

* Ratified: February 3, 1870; it was then formally proclaimed part of the Constitution on March 30, 1870.

These three are often called the Reconstruction Amendments because they reshaped the Constitution in the turbulent years after the Civil War.

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