Voting Rights

why is it an important responsibility to vote?

• It is pointless to vote

• It is ones chance to impact new laws and choose elected officials

• Voting is a symbol of status in America

• It is against the law not to vote if eligible

What does one fill out or submit in an election?

• Ticket

• Card

• Ballot

• Letter

Why were poll taxes and literacy tests a major barrier to African Americans immediately following the passage of the 15th Amendment?

• Most African Americans were well educated

• Most African Americans were wealthy

• Most African Americans were poor and under-educated

• Most African Americans could not get to the polls

Which amendment allowed African American MEN to vote?

• 22nd

• 4th

• 19th

• 15th

Which amendment allowed African American women to vote?

• 100th

• 12th

• 19th

• 21st

In what ways did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony change American history?

• They helped end slavery

• their efforts women women gain the right to vote

• they changed the process of education reform

• they ran for office even though they could not legally vote

What issue did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton speak in favor of?

• Continuing slavery

• Ending slavery

• Education reform

• Womens right to vote

Who was the leading female abolitionist in America in the mid-19th century.

• Elizabeth Cady stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Doreathea Dix

• Lucretia Mott