In July of 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted in order to(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Aprovide the necessary funding to begin rebuilding the cities and roads that were destroyed during the war.%0D%0Aprovide the necessary funding to begin rebuilding the cities and roads that were destroyed during the war.%0D%0A%0D%0Aoutlaw slavery in the United States and free those who had been forced into slavery in the former Confederate states. %0D%0Aoutlaw slavery in the United States and free those who had been forced into slavery in the former Confederate states. %0D%0A%0D%0Aestablish punishments for "carpetbaggers" who moved to the South following the war in order to profit from the destruction caused by the conflict. %0D%0Aestablish punishments for "carpetbaggers" who moved to the South following the war in order to profit from the destruction caused by the conflict. %0D%0A%0D%0Arecognize newly freed slaves as citizens and ensure that they were awarded all the same protections under the law as all other citizens.

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recognize newly freed slaves as citizens and ensure that they were awarded all the same protections under the law as all other citizens.