What is significant about the Fourteenth Amendment?

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It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office
It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office

It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights
It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights

It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves
It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves

It guaranteed freedom of speech for all citizens including African Americans /

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights.

The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, is significant because it granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved individuals, and provided equal protection under the law. While it did not explicitly grant voting rights, it laid the groundwork for future voting rights protections.