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What amendment gives citizenship to former slaves?
The 14th amendment.
Gives citizenship to former slaves?
The 14th amendment did.
Did radical republicans believe former slaves should be granted citizenship?
no
What was the focus of the first amendment after the Civil War?
citizenship rights for former slaves
What were the short or long term consequences of the 14th amendment?
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.
When was the 14th amendment amended into the constitution?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on July 28, 1868. This amendment, among other things, gave former slaves U.S. citizenship.
What did the 15 amendment do to the newly freed slaves?
Gives citizenship rights to former slaves.
What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?
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.
What was the purpose of the amendment passed immediately after the civil war?
To give equal citizenship rights to former slaves
How did the 14th amendment encourage states to give former slaves the right?
It gave full citizenship to all people born in the Unites States. Because most African Americans were American born, they became full citizens. The amendment also required every state to grant its citizens "equal protection of the laws."
What was the purpose of the three amendment passed immediately after the Civil War?
To give equal citizenship rights to former slaves
What gave citizenship to African-Americans?
The 14th amendment granted citizenship to African American slaves freed by the 13th amendment. The 14th amendment give anyone born or naturalized in the united states are United states Citizens
