After an amendment to the u. s. constitution is proposed by congress, it must be ratified before it can be added to the constitution. what does ratified mean?

Ratification is a process in which a government (in this case, a state government) indicates its consent to be bound to a particular agreement (such as an amendment to the Constitution). Ratification also ensures that all the parties are informed of the agreement.

The procedure to ratify constitutional amendments is described in Article Five of the Constitution. For an amendment to be adopted, this has to be ratified by three-quarters of the states by a certain deadline.

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native american contribution: the patriots from britain learn how to hunt, fish, and introduce diversity within cultures.

african americans: indirectly introduced the idea of diversity to americans. africans coming to america because of slavery taught white americans that people come from different backgrounds and colors. it also built america's economic stability for a great period of time. 

women: make america what it is today. there are some societies that are in the world currently that do not give women the same right we give women here in the united states. because women have rights here in the united states, other countries' citizens strive to come to america, especially women, since they have equal rights in the united states. this is important because america is seen and desired by many in the world. 

children: children are our future. we learn from our elders and carry out things the same or differently learning from america's history. we continue tradition and change tradition if it is needed.