Voting Rights in America

During the Colonial and Revolutionary periods, who had the right to vote?

• White male property owners

• Most women

• Men without property

• Most African Americans

In which year did the US Constitution adopt the federal voting standard?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1790

• 1792

In 1790, which group of people could become citizens and vote?

• White men

• White women

• African Americans

• Native Americans

In 1848, which convention passed a resolution calling for women's suffrage?

• Seneca Falls Convention

• Declaration of Independence Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• Women's Rights Convention

In 1868, which group of people were granted citizenship?

• White men

• African American men

• White women

• Native Americans

In 1920, which amendment granted women the right to vote?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

In 1965, which act was passed to forbid states from imposing discriminatory restrictions on voting?

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Indian Citizenship Act

• McCarran-Walter Act

What year were Native Americans "granted" citizenship?

• 1934
• 1944
• 1924
• 1917

This act forced Native American tribes to assimilate, give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere in exchange for citizenship. 

• Homestead Act 
• Morrill Act 
• Dawes Act 
• Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868

What are some ways in which African-Americans/people of color have been prevented from voting?

• Poll taxes & Literacy tests

• Direct intimidation, threats and physical violence

• Through institutions such as the legal system and the US Supreme Court

• ALL of the answers are correct.