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4. What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

A) to assign land to former slaves

B) to give former slaves the right to vote

C) to grant U.S. citizenship to former slaves

D) to free all slaves

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C sounds like the best options but I’m not sure
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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Fourteenth Amendment 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,” extending the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states.

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