<Li> Virginia--October 8, 1869 (after rejection--January 9, 1867) </Li> <Li> Mississippi--January 17, 1870 </Li> <Li> Texas--February 18, 1870 (after rejection--October 27, 1866) </Li> <Li> Delaware--February 12, 1901 (after rejection--February 8, 1867) </Li>

The fourteenth amendment required every state to grant its citizens