Describe how amendments have affected Americans' participation in government. Give specific examples from the lesson, including amendment names or numbers.

13th: ended slavery in the united states

14th: extended protection under the law to all u. s citizens

15th: extended the right to vote to African american males.

19th: extended the right to vote for women

The way that amendments have affected Americans' participation in government is by guaranteeing their rights and freedoms 18-year-old given the right to vote, nineteenth which gives African-American males the right to vote