The+Fourteenth+Amendment

The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted on July 9, 1968. It gave citizenship to all those born in the U.S and declared that citizens could no longer be deprived of life, liberty, or property. It also declared that all people were to be equaly protected under the laws. But in 1868, the amendment was ratified because President Johnson wanted to get rid of the Radical Republicans and replace them with elected Representatives who supported his Reconstruction Plan.