USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 13th Amendment formally abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment established African Americans as equal citizens of the United States. This amendment overturned the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford case in which Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B.

Detailed explanation-3: -Naturalization. The reference to naturalization in the Citizenship Clause is to the process by which immigrants are granted United States citizenship.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 9, 1868, Louisiana and South Carolina voted to ratify the 14th Amendment, making up the necessary three-fourths majority.

Detailed explanation-5: -They set out those baselines in the 14th Amendment. In May 1866, Thaddeus Stevens introduced the Joint Committee’s proposed amendment in Congress. The proposal included many of the provisions in the final amendment, including the Equal Protection Clause, the Privileges or Immunities Clause, and the Due Process Clause.