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Evolution of Voting Rights in America

The document outlines the progression of voting rights in the United States from 1776 to 1998, highlighting key milestones such as the inclusion of Black men in 1870, women in 1920, and various groups facing barriers to voting. It emphasizes the gradual removal of restrictions based on race, gender, and literacy, culminating in measures to assist disabled, elderly, and homeless individuals. The document suggests an interactive activity to engage students in pairing historical years with the corresponding groups granted voting rights.

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Evolution of Voting Rights in America

The document outlines the progression of voting rights in the United States from 1776 to 1998, highlighting key milestones such as the inclusion of Black men in 1870, women in 1920, and various groups facing barriers to voting. It emphasizes the gradual removal of restrictions based on race, gender, and literacy, culminating in measures to assist disabled, elderly, and homeless individuals. The document suggests an interactive activity to engage students in pairing historical years with the corresponding groups granted voting rights.

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1776

White, land-owning, literate,


poll-tax paying men over the
age of 21

1856 White men over the age of 21

1870 All men, including Black men


(although tests and poll taxes were used
to prevent many Blacks from voting)

1920 Women
(although the barriers to prevent non-
white women to vote remained in place)

1924 Indigenous
Americans

1943 Chinese
Americans

1961 Citizens of
Washington D.C.
(in Presidential races)

1965 Black Americans


(by banning poll tax and federally
enforcing elections)
1971 Americans aged 18
and older

1975 Americans who aren’t literate


in English

1984
Americans who are disabled
or elderly and unable to easily
vote at a polling station

1984
Americans who are homeless
and don’t have a traditional
address

1986 American military members


and civilians living overseas

1998
Americans who have any
difficulty attending polling
stations by creating vote-by-mail
only elections

Cut along the dotted lines, placing years and groups into two
piles. Paper clips work great to kept them separate. Make
enough sets for small groups or pairs of students to work
together pairing the years with the groups.

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