Second Founding of the United States

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Step 1:  Watch webinar of Eric Foner, editor or the course textbook, reader, and several other books on Reconstruction. https://util.wwnorton.com/jwplayer?type=video&msrc=/wwnorton.college.public.editorial/marketing/webinars/foner-lecture.mp4 Step 2:  Using the webinar, the textbook, readings, and Unit 2, Lesson 13, construct a five paragraph essay that answers the following questions:  In your own words, summarize Dr. Foner’s argument that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments constitute a “second founding” of the United States. What new rights were being built into the U.S. Constitution, and why is this historically significant?  Who was left out of the rights established by the Reconstruction amendments, and why?  Why are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and the rights they guarantee important today?  DIRECT QUOTES NOT ALLOWED IN THE ESSAY. NO WORKS CITED OR OUTSIDE SOURCES CAN BE USED.