Question

HELP ME! FAN AND MEDAL!!!

During Reconstruction of the South, Georgia at first refused to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment passed by Congress.

What did the Fourteenth Amendment do?

A. gave voting rights to women

B. gave voting rights to all men regardless of race

C. gave citizenship to all African Americans in the U.S.

D. freed slaves

Answer 1

What do you think the answer is?

Answer 2

"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. 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."

Answer 3

Honestly I have NO idea. My brain is fried! I'll try thou.... Maybe C?

Answer 4

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States...are citizens of the United States"
This had to be expressly stated after the Civil War when the slaves were freed

Answer 5

Yep, C

Answer 6

Basically the 14th amendment tells people that everyone born in the U.S.—including freed slaves—are now citizens and must be treated accordingly, something which Georgia in particular found offensive, lol

Answer 7

THANK YOU!