Which statement explains why the Fourteenth Amendment was included in the U.S Constitution?
A. As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people.
B. As a result of the Civil War, the Founding Fathers extended civil rights to freed enslaved people.
C. As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment provided rights to children to fight in the war.
D. As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to women across the nation.
A. As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people.
The correct answer is A. As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people.
The correct statement to explain why the Fourteenth Amendment was included in the U.S Constitution is A. As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people.
To get this answer, we can analyze the options provided and eliminate those that do not accurately describe the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Option B states that the Founding Fathers extended civil rights to freed enslaved people. However, this is not entirely accurate because the Founding Fathers did not include civil rights for enslaved people in the original Constitution. It was the result of the Civil War and the subsequent amendments that addressed the issue of civil rights for freed enslaved people.
Option C states that the Fourteenth Amendment provided rights to children to fight in the war. This is not accurate as the Fourteenth Amendment does not deal with the rights of children to fight in the war.
Option D states that the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to women across the nation. This is also not accurate as the Fourteenth Amendment primarily focused on granting civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people.
By process of elimination, we can determine that the correct answer is option A, which correctly states that the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to freed enslaved people as a result of the Civil War.