5.43-5.46Tennessee constitution and Reconstruction

What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African American men the right to vote and run for office?

• 14th amendment

• 16th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 17th amendment

Before statehood, Tennesseans had been under the governance of what?

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

How much population was needed in the territory in order to become a state?

• 77,000

• 70,000

• 65,000

• 60,000

In what year did Tennessee become a state?

• 1790

• 1796

• 1786

• 1780

Where is Tennessee’s capital located currently?

• Nashville

• Memphis

• Chattanooga

• Knoxville

What do the 3 stars on the state flag represent?

• Three Grand Divisions
• Three Regions
• Three Rivers
• Three Tennessee Presidents

Where can you read about Tennessee's state laws?

• in the cafeteria

• on the monkey bars

• in the dictionary

• tthe TN State Constitution

What is a "poll tax"?

• Money people had to pay to vote

• Money given out by the government

• Money passed out at the poll

What was the poll tax for?

• To restrict Africans Americans from Voting because they could not afford the tax

• To make money for the government

• To bring back slavery

• To try and get more people to vote

What were some of the unfair things that the delegates added to the TN Constitution to keep the African Americans in TN from getting those rights? Choose 3

• Poll Tax

• Underfunded education system

• Segregation (separate but equal)

• Slavery in some counties was ok