What was the status of enslaved people after the Thirteenth Amendment was passed?

They were free citizens of the United States.

Their rights were protected by the Constitution.

They were no longer enslaved, but they were not citizens of the United States.

They had all of the rights of any other citizen of the United States.

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Jaida Stevenson

13 December, 07:16

What was the status of enslaved people after the Thirteenth Amendment was passed?

They were free citizens of the United States.

Their rights were protected by the Constitution.

They were no longer enslaved, but they were not citizens of the United States.

They had all of the rights of any other citizen of the United States.

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C, They were no longer enslaved, but they were not citizens of the United States.

Explanation:

Although the 13th Amendment banned slavery, it did not give former slaves full rights.