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1776 North Carolina Constitution
The 1776 North Carolina Constitutin said that it was going to perserve the union of America, and our civil, political, and religous liberties. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was a convention held by women fighting for their rights mainly the right to vote. This event was also known as the birthlace of American feminism. -
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment gave African American men the right to vote. This amendment said that no one should be denied to vote based on color or race. -
The Seventeenth Amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment was about Senator elections and their terms. It said that Senators are elected by the people, there is two Senators in each state, and that they serve a term of six years. -
The Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote. During the nineteenth century women were not allowed to vote or hold office, since they were thought of as housewives that weren't smart enough to vote. In 1848 women began to organize movement to win the right to vote. In August of 1920 the nineteenth amendment was passed that gave women the right to vote. -
The Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act gave all Native American born in the terrorist al limit of the country. Before this act Native Americans were not considered American citizens. -
The Twenty-Third Amendment
The Twenty-Third Amendment gave people in Washington D.C the right to vote for Representatives for the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a group of members that are responsible for choosing the President. -
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment said that people should not have to pay a poll tax to be able to vote for the President, Vice President, Senators, or member of the House of Representatives. Before this amendment people were taxed to vote, this was mostly unfair to the low-income people, especially African Americans. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act outlawed all discriminatory voting done on African Americans. This practice was adpoted by southern states from their angry after the Civil War. -
The Twenty-sixth Amendment
The Twenty-sixth amendment gave any citizen of America 18 or older the right to vote. it also said that this ability can not be deneid by the country or the state.
