Asked by shawm

The Fourteenth Amendment was the federal government's response to

A.
popular opposition to the draft.

B.
Black Codes enacted in the South.

C.
Republican control of Southern state governments.

D.
the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B. Black Codes enacted in the South.

The 14th Amendment (1868) established birthright citizenship, due process, and equal protection to prevent Southern states from using Black Codes and other state laws to deny rights to freedmen (and it also overturned the Dred Scott rationale).