What is significant about the Fourteenth Amendment?
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It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office
It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office
It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights
It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights
It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves
It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves
It guaranteed freedom of speech for all citizens including African Americans
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The significant aspect of the Fourteenth Amendment is:
It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights.
This amendment, ratified in 1868, was crucial in defining citizenship and ensuring that states could not deny any person equal protection under the law.
