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Essay Archive - Did The Congress Made Amendment 14 to Punish the South?
Did The Congress Made Amendment 14 to Punish the South?
Amendment #14 punished the south for the entire rebellion, and the Civil
War. The way that Congress made the law made it seem that it was helping the
Freedmen, however, most of the sections are directed to the south, or made so
that the only people who would violate these sections would be the southern
states.
Paragraph 1 states that Ex-slaves made citizens if they have been born
in the United States. This part doesn't hurt the south, in fact, it gives them
and advantage ....
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