What did the 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution accomplish? A.) It directed the Reconstruction of the South.

B.) It abolished slavery in the United States.

C.) It officially ended the Civil War.

D.) It granted citizenship to African Americans.

i think they came to washington to protest

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.