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10 Cards in this Set
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1800s
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Land ownership and tax payment qualifications disappeared. Almost all white males could vote.
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After Civil War (1870)
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Removal of racial barriers.
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1920
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19th amendment granted women suffrage.
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1960
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Residents of Wash. DC could vote
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1971
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26th amendment granted suffrage to 18 year olds
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15th Amendment
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granted suffrage to newly freed slaves. white supremacists did all they could to prevent it. They had to take a test to qualify
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
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they had to look into the claims of voter discrimination
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
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provided referees where voter discrimination was a problem.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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outlawed job discrimination and registration requirements
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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enforced amendment 15 by sending officials to assure African Americans could vote
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