Question

Which of the following explains how citizenship was expanded to Black people?(1 point)
Responses

The Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott ruling.
The Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott ruling.

Congress passed the Naturalization Act of 1790.
Congress passed the Naturalization Act of 1790.

Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment.
Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Founders placed the Diversity of Jurisdiction Clause in the Constitution.
The Founders placed the Diversity of Jurisdiction Clause in the Constitution.

Answer 1

Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment.

It (1868) granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved Black people, thereby expanding citizenship.