How did the 14th amendment the process of granting former slaves citizenship and the rights that had been previously denied to them? a. the 14th amendment guaranteed the right to vote despite race, color, or previous condition of servitude. b. the 14th amendment abolished slavery in the united states. c. the 14th amendment defined a citizen as a person born or naturalized in the united states, regardless of color. d. the 14th amendment stated that citizens were defined by whether they owned property.

14th Amendment

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RECONSTRUCTION

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866

THADDEUS STEVENS

14TH AMENDMENT – SECTION 1

14TH AMENDMENT – SECTIONS 2-5

IMPACT OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT

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The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.” One of three amendments passed during the Reconstruction era to abolish slavery and establish civil and legal rights for black Americans, it would become the basis for many landmark Supreme Court decisions over the years.

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