Which statement explains why the Fourteenth Amendment was included in the U.S Constitution?(1 point)

Responses

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 provided rights to children to fight in the war.

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

As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to women across the nation.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

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

The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted in 1868 and aimed to ensure that individuals who had been enslaved were granted citizenship and equal protection under the law, addressing issues that arose in the aftermath of the Civil War.