Question

Read the paragraph.

“The amendment was passed by Congress on July 9, 1868. It gave citizenship to anyone born in or naturalized in the United States. This included granting citizenship to all formerly enslaved people. Enslaved Black Americans were freed after the Civil War.”

Which question is answered by this paragraph?

A. Where did the Civil War start?

B. Who wrote the 14th Amendment?

C. What did the 14th Amendment do?

D. When did the Civil War end?

Answer 1

The answer is C because the paragraph only explains what the amendment was supposed to do.

Answer 2

I think the answer is C. What did the 14th Amendment do?