African American Voting Rights (1865-1965)

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

• 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

• No

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

• Poll Test

• Poll Tax

• The Grandfather Clause

• Literacy Test