Question

the civil rights bill of 1866
a. allowed states to determine essential citizenship standards.
b. won the support of president andrew johnson.
c. defined the rights of american citizens without regard to race.
d. was proposed by border - state democrats.
e. provided african americans with the right to vote.

Explanation:

• Option a is incorrect: The bill overrode state control of citizenship standards, granting national citizenship regardless of state rules.
• Option b is incorrect: President Andrew Johnson vetoed the 1866 Civil Rights Bill.
• Option c is correct: The bill established that all born or naturalized people in the U.S. are citizens, with equal rights under the law, regardless of race.
• Option d is incorrect: The bill was proposed by Radical Republicans, not border-state Democrats.
• Option e is incorrect: The right to vote for African Americans was established later by the 15th Amendment, not this bill.

Answer:

c. defined the rights of American citizens without regard to race.