USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This amendment gave citizenship rights and protection to all former slaves
A
15th Amendment
B
14th Amendment
C
13th Amendment
D
19th Amendment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Section 1 Rights. 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: -Congressman John A. Bingham of Ohio, the primary author of the first section of the 14th Amendment, intended that the amendment also nationalize the Bill of Rights by making it binding upon the states.

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