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level: Chapter 5 - Civil Rights

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level questions: Chapter 5 - Civil Rights

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What is the Bill of Rights?The first 10 amendments that were added to the constitution in order for it to be ratified (agreed upon) by 3/4 of the 13 states.
What were the Reconstruction/ Civil War Amendments?The amendments added after the American Civil War to extend rights to former slaves and people of color. 13th - The right to Liberty/ Freedom 14th - The right to civil liberties and rights guaranteed to all American citizens 15th - the right to vote
What was the 19th Amendment?Women’s suffrage (right to vote)
What was the 26th Amendment?The lowering of the voting age to 18
Which minority groups were not involved in the writing of the constitution?Women, Native Americans, and African Americans among others.
Which were the three main civil rights movements?o African American Civil Rights Movement o Native (American) Civil Rights Movement o Women’s Rights Movement
What is segregation?When people of different races, sexes, or religions are kept apart so that they live, work, or study separately
What does the term indigenous mean?Indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else
What is a boycott?It is a refusal to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting
What is picketing?It is when a group of people stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in during a strike