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1776 North Carolina Constitution
The 1776 North Carolina constitution was the first constitution the state had. This document gave very little power to the executive branch of the state government because they did not want a government similar to the government they had in England with a tyrant. -
Seneca Falls Convention
This was a convention held to fight for women’s rights. Because of this convention, “the decleration of sentiments” was created and in this document was the demand of the right to vote and legal equality. -
Passage of the 15th Amendment
This amendment was made to make it so that the government cannot deny someone the right to vote based on things such as gender or race. This was created because people were trying to make voting only white men. -
Passage of the 19th Amendment
This amendment granted the right to vote to women. Because of the women’s suffrage movement, this amendment was considered in Congress and passed, and even after it was passed, the protests for women’s suffrage continued. -
Passage of the 17th Amendment
This amendment gives the people to vote for and elect thier senators. Previously the senators would have been appointed by the state legislature. -
Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian citizenship act gave citizenship to all native Americans who were born in the US. This act was signed by President Calvin Coolidge and because of their defined citizenship they were officially allowed to vote. -
Passage of the 23rd Amendment
This amendment gave the right to vote to the inhabitants of Washington DC in the electoral college. This granted them 3 electoral votes. -
Passage of the 24th Amendment
This amendment abolished poll taxes for federal elections. Congress had previously suggested that previous amendments should have prevented poll taxes but decided it would be better to create the 24th amendment. -
Jim Crow Laws Ended
The Jim Crow laws were the laws that segregated things such as public schools, public parks, and public transportation. Before these laws were ended almost everything was segregated from drinking fountains to restaurants and other things that everyone had in their day-to-day lives. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This amendment was essentially trying to rid the legal barriers that prevented African Americans from not having the right to vote as given to them by the 15th amendment. -
Passage of the 26th Amendment
This amendment lowered the voting age for US citizens from 21 to 18. This amendment ended up being the fastest ever ratified.
