The 14th amendment did.
The 14th amendment.
Gives citizenship rights to former slaves.
The 14th.
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citizenship rights for former slaves
citizenship rights for former slaves
To give equal citizenship rights to former slaves
13th: Banned slavery in the US. 14th: Gave citizenship to former slaves.
To give equal citizenship rights to former slaves
They gave citizenship and voting rights to former slaves. Made slavery illegal.
The short term significance would be that it granted citizenship to former slaves the long term would be that it defined citizenship at national level and no longer a state level.
The main purpose of the 14th Amendment was to secure the rights of the former slaves. The purpose of the amendment provided a broad definition of citizenship.