USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The basis of the 14th amendment was to give all U.S. citizens what?
A
equal protection under the law
B
due process (the right to have the gov’t the respect all your rights)
C
citizenship by birth on U.S. land
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A major provision of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ” thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people.

Detailed explanation-2: -14th Amendment-Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

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