History, 29.01.2021 19:20, abrown8483

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life,
liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
- 14th amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution
This amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to
protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons
make it easier for immigrants to become citizens
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extend suffrage to settlers on the Great Plains
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require the federal government to pay the costs of Reconstruction
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