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AP US History
Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.10
How does the Civil Rights Act of 1866 differ from the Fourteenth Amendment in terms of citizenship rights for former slaves?
The Civil Rights Act constitutionally ensured citizenship rights for African Americans; the Fourteenth Amendment merely granted these rights.
There was no significant difference between their impacts on African American citizenship.
The Civil Rights Act granted citizenship rights to African Americans, while the Fourteenth Amendment constitutionally guaranteed these rights.
Only the Civil Rights Act of 1866 addressed issues of African American citizenship; the Fourteenth Amendment dealt with different matters.
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