RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Because it gave her child citizenship.
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Because it gave her and her baby citizenship.
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Because it paved a way for equality between immigrants and Americans who were there for generations.
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Because it finally resolved the tax system.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marianne immigrated to the United States from Europe in search of better opportunities for herself and her future family. While in the process of applying for US citizenship, Marianne gives birth to a child. Why was the 14th Amendment important to Marianne? Because it gave her child citizenship.
Detailed explanation-2: -No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -14th Amendment-Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.