In early 1866, when states undertook to vote on the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, the amendment was ________________.

A) supported by President Johnson.
B) rejected by all Southern legislatures except Tennessee's.
C) approved by the Southern states and then withdrawn by Congress.
D) supported by prominent women's rights activists but received little additional support.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the laws.

Ratification

The formal approval or confirmation of an agreement, treaty, constitution, or law, making it officially valid and binding.

Southern Legislatures

The legislative bodies governing the states in the southern United States, particularly in reference to periods of significant historical context, such as during Reconstruction or the Civil Rights Movement.