Fourteenth Amendment Citizenship Clause
Section 1. 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.
Which of the following most directly led to the inclusion of the citizenship clause in the Fourteenth Amendment?
A
The ruling of the Dred Scott case that African Americans were not citizens
B
The Missouri Compromise’s attempt to maintain a balance between free and slave states
C
Uncle Tom’s Cabin publication bolstering anti-slavery sentiment in the North
D
The Emancipation Proclamation issuing freedom to slaves in Confederate states
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