Civil Rights and Amendments Flashcard

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What was the main issue that divided the Northern and Southern states before 1865?

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Slavery

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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed slavery and forced labor?

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The Thirteenth Amendment

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What did the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to all American citizens?

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Equal protection of the laws including African Americans, women and people with disabilities.

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Which amendment allowed voters to elect their senators directly?

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The Seventeenth Amendment

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What did the Nineteenth Amendment achieve?

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It gave women the right to vote

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Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

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A young minister who believed in confronting injustice through peaceful protest against laws believed to be unfair.

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What was the significance of the 1963 March on Washington?

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More than 200,000 people marched to support a new civil rights bill. MLK gave his "I have a Dream" speech.

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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

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It banned segregation in public places

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Which amendment made poll taxes illegal in national and state elections?

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The Twenty-fourth Amendment

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Which groups were inspired by the civil rights movement to work for their own rights?

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Women, Latinos, Native Americans, and disabled people