Constitutional amendments adopted during Reconstruction were intended to:
A. provide legal and political rights for African Americans.
B. end property and religious qualifications for voting.
C. correct problems with the electoral college system.
D. limit the number of terms of the president.
Ans: A. provide legal and political rights for African Americans.
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