African American Voting Rights (1865-1965)

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Ross Bowdridge

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Match

Match each of the descriptions below to what each law did.

Made slavery illegal in the United States.

Laws that were created after the creation of the 13th Amendment to limit what black people could and could not do

Gave black men the right to vote and the right to run for political office.

13th Amendment

Black Codes

Reconstruction Acts

Multiple Choice

What did the 14th Amendment to the Constitution do?

The 14th Amendment established the right to vote for women.

The 14th Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to Black men, women and children.

The 14th Amendment limited the powers of the federal government.

The 14th Amendment abolished slavery.

Multiple Choice

What were Union Leagues?

Union Leagues were organizations that supported black communities after the Civil War

Political parties formed after the Civil War

Clubs that promoted Southern secessionist ideals.

Organizations that opposed the Union during the Civil War.

Multiple Choice

What did the 15th Amendment to the Constitution do?

It abolished slavery in the United States.

It granted African American men the right to vote.

It granted women the right to vote.

It established the income tax system.

Multiple Choice

Did most states enforce the 15th Amendment?

Yes, all states enforced the 15th Amendment.

No, most states did not enforce the 15th Amendment effectively.

Multiple Choice

What happened after Reconstruction ended?

Civil rights for African Americans were fully realized and protected.

Reconstruction led to the immediate integration of schools and public facilities.

The end of Reconstruction led to the rise of Jim Crow laws and systemic racial segregation in the South.

The South experienced economic prosperity and growth.

Poll

Do you think you could pass the literacy test on the previous slide?

Yes

Match

Match each of the ways that states tried to prevent black men from voting to its description.

A task that a person would have to complete in order to be allowed to vote

A tax that a person would have to pay if they wanted to be able to vote.

A law that said you could only vote if your grandfather had the right to vote

A timed reading test that was used to take away people's right to vote.

Poll Test

Poll Tax

The Grandfather Clause

Literacy Test

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