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3/5 Compromise
The three fifths compromise was a conflict between the southern and northern states. The northern states wanted the south's slave populkation to be counted for taxes. While the southern states wanted the slaves to be counted as population for voting. In the end a compromise was made and 3/5 of the slave population would be counted towards population and for taxes. -
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American Suffrage Timeline
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Womens Suffrage
The push for women's suffrage began in 1848 when women's rights activists launched a movement for the right to vote. Women like Susan B. Anthony led protests that strove to give recognition for women's right to vote. It took a very long time for the movement to be recognised, and the 19 Amendment to be passed that granted womens right to vote. -
14 Amendment
The 14 Amendment granted African American men the right of citizenship. Although any African who descended from a slave would not be considered a citizen. This law angered the southern states because they held no position in congress until they agreed on this law. -
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15 Amendment
the 15 Amendment prohibited states the right to deny citizens the right to vote based on race or previous servitude. This came after the abolishment of slavery in 1869 and the north won the Civil war. -
24 Amendment
The 24 amendment prohibits both congress and state from issuing a poll tax or any other tax on voters. Before then, most southern states used poll taxes to discourage African Americans from voting. -
19 Amendment
the 19 amendment prohibits any citizen from being denied the right to vote based on gender. Until then most states did not allow women to vote in elctions. -
Native American Suffrage
In 1778 the American goverment tried to settle an agreement with the Native American tribes. But even though the Native Americans were born inside of America, they werenot given the right to vot as citizens. It wasn't until 1924 that they became US citizens. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act prohibits any discrimination of American, voting citizens. Going along with the 15 Amendment, this act prohibits any required voting qualifications for voting in state or federal elections. -
26 Amendment
The 26 amendment granted citizens 18 or older to be able to vote in elections. Before this the voting age was 21, but after the youth activism in the vietnam War the age was changed.
