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Question 4 • United States History and Geography

Which piece of Reconstruction legislation granted citizenship to African Americans?

Answer
A
the Emancipation Proclamation
B
the Fourteenth Amendment
C
the Black Codes
D
the Thirteenth Amendment

Explanation

The Fourteenth Amendment established that people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens, granting citizenship to African Americans. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, but it did not define citizenship. Therefore, the correct choice is the Fourteenth Amendment.

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