Upon ratification, the fourteenth amendment expanded civil rights protection:
by punishing former confederates harshly.
by ending slavery throughout the united states.
by allowing southern states to rejoin the union.
by offering equality under the law to all citizens.

The establishment of columbia as the state capital was important because a) it was located in the heart of the upcountry. b) it was located in the heart of the low-country. c) it was already established as a vital industrial center. d) it represented a compromise location central to most citizens.

The louisianna purchase was controversil because

Which statement would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative actions