Which statement explains why the Fourteenth Amendment was included in the U.S Constitution?(1 point)
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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 extended civil rights and protections to women across the nation.
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 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.
This statement is correct because the Fourteenth Amendment, which was adopted in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,” one of the key provisions of the Amendment. It was one of the Reconstruction Amendments, designed to address issues relating to former slaves following the Civil War. Please note that while the Fourteenth Amendment was instrumental in advancing civil rights, it did not specifically extend these rights and protections to women across the nation regarding voting rights; that development came with the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.