Question

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to the freedmen and guaranteed them the “equal protection of the law”?

A.
The Bill of Rights

B.
The 13th Amendment

C.
The 14th Amendment

D.
The 15th Amendment

Answer 1

C. The 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868, it granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. (including freedmen) and included the Equal Protection Clause.