Which statement explains why the Fourteenth Amendment was included in the U.S Constitution? Choose the BEST answer
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 Fourteenth Amendment provided rights to children to fight in the war.
C: As a result of the Civil War, the Founding Fathers extended civil rights to freed enslaved people
D: As a result of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment extended civil rights and protections to women across the nation.