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Which statement explains why the Fourteenth Amendment was included in the U.S Constitution? (1 point)
As a result of the Civil War, the Founding Fathers extended civil rights to freed enslaved people.
As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to women across the nation.
As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment provided rights to children to fight in the war.
As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people.

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As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people.

(Added context: it granted citizenship to those born or naturalized in the U.S., and guaranteed due process and equal protection under the law.)