After the civil war, the federal government began to extend civil rights to african americans by a. passing amendments to the constitution. b. signing the emancipation proclamation. c. paying reparations to them. d. them move to the northern states.

A. passing amendments to the Constitution.

During the Reconstruction period, the government passed amendments to the Constitution designed to extend civil rights to African Americans. These are known as the Reconstruction Amendments and are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments. The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for those convicted of a crime. The fourteenth amendment addressed citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. The fifteenth amendment prohibits discrimination in voting rights.

in this part of the declaration it refers to the point when american people didn't recognize the british domain and   breaks the political bands with britain, they forced a respectful separation.

mankind was created and entitled equally with rights   which were life, freedom and the seeking for happiness.

answer: ‘no one should be discriminated against because he or she is not from a minority group’

because—> affirmative action means ‘a policy or program that provides opportunities for traditionally disadvantaged groups to them overcome the effects of discrimination’