Because of the impact or what it resulted in.
The correct answer is B) Were designed to protect the rights of African Americans.
During Reconstruction, there were three critical constitutional amendments that were meant to help African Americans. These include:
1) 13th amendment- This constitutional amendment gets rid of slavery in the United States, officially freeing millions of slaves.
2) 14th amendment- This amendment states that all people born on US soil are US citizens. It also established the Equal protection clause to ensure that all citizens are treated equally under the law.
3) 15th amendment- This amendment said that a person cannot be stopped from voting based on their race, essentially giving African-American males the right to vote.
1,2,4
Are the correct answers
The United States often makes aid decisions, both military and humanitarian, using the prism of our "strategic advantage."
So, if it would be advantageous to please a military dictator, either because of port access or drilling rights or the use of a base for refueling, it is likely that the aid will be used as an inducement to allow the United States to do those things.