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Which of the following made the Fourteenth Amendment necessary?
President Johnson wanted to extend equal rights to African Americans.
Many Southerners requested and supported civil rights legislation.
Black Codes in the South restricted the rights of African Americans.
Confederate states had not rejoined the Union and needed a way to do so.
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"Black Codes in the South restricted the rights of African Americans."
Explanation: Southern states passed Black Codes after the Civil War to limit freedmen's rights. That convinced Congress Radical measures were needed to guarantee citizenship and equal protection under the law, so they pushed the Fourteenth Amendment. The other statements are incorrect: President Johnson opposed extending full civil rights to African Americans, and most Southerners did not support civil rights legislation. The amendment was used as a condition for readmission of some former Confederate states, but their not yet being rejoined was not the primary cause that made the amendment necessary.
Explanation: Southern states passed Black Codes after the Civil War to limit freedmen's rights. That convinced Congress Radical measures were needed to guarantee citizenship and equal protection under the law, so they pushed the Fourteenth Amendment. The other statements are incorrect: President Johnson opposed extending full civil rights to African Americans, and most Southerners did not support civil rights legislation. The amendment was used as a condition for readmission of some former Confederate states, but their not yet being rejoined was not the primary cause that made the amendment necessary.
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