Question

How did citizenship change for Black people between the period when the Constitution was created and Reconstruction?

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(A) Black people had citizenship when the Constitution was created, but during Reconstruction, white supremacists made laws that enslaved Black people and prevented them from being citizens.

(B) Many Black people were made citizens when the Constitution was written, but Reconstruction allowed all citizens to also have voting rights.

(C) Many Black people were enslaved when the Constitution was written, but were freed during Reconstruction, without gaining full citizenship.

(D) Many Black people were enslaved and kept from being citizens when the Constitution was written, but the era of Reconstruction gave them citizenship.

Answer 1

D. Many Black people were enslaved and kept from being citizens when the Constitution was written, but the era of Reconstruction gave them citizenship.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the era of Reconstruction, amendments such as the 13th, 14th, and 15th were ratified, abolishing slavery, granting the right to citizenship to all formerly enslaved individuals and all born in the United States, and prohibiting the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, respectively.