Question

In what decade did a new amendment to the united states constitution broaden the definition of citizenship?

Answer 1

Answer:

1860's, is the right answer.

Explanation:

• On 9th July 1868, the Constitution of the United States adopted the Fourteenth Amendment as part of the Reconstruction Amendments.
• This amendment provided citizenship rights and equal protection under the law to all born or naturalized in the United States.
• The Fourteenth Amendment was passed to recognize the problems of former slaves after the end of the Civil War.