USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The opening sentence of Section One of the 14th Amendment defined U.S. citizenship: “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.”

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship at birth to almost all individuals born in the United States or in U.S. jurisdictions, based on jus soli.