Is this statement true or false?

Congress passed the Slavery Act, which allowed blacks to own slaves in an attempt to give blacks the rights of full citizenship.

and

Is this statement true or false?

Ratifying the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing individual rights, was one way the government attempted to give blacks the rights of full citizenship.

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Paola Castillo

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13 August, 20:53

Is this statement true or false?

Congress passed the Slavery Act, which allowed blacks to own slaves in an attempt to give blacks the rights of full citizenship.

and

Is this statement true or false?

Ratifying the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing individual rights, was one way the government attempted to give blacks the rights of full citizenship.

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Emma Wilkerson · Answer 1

the first one Congress passed the Slavery Act, which allowed blacks to own slaves in an attempt to give blacks the rights of full citizenship. is false

the second one Ratifying the 14th amendment guaranteeing individual rights, was one way the government attempted to give blacks the right of full citizenship. is ture

Janelle Randall · Answer 2

1. False

2. True

Explanation:

Owning slaves is not a right of a U. S. citizen and no such act ever existed or was passed.

The 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" and guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the laws." This was primarily intended to establish civil and legal rights for emancipated slaves and black Americans.