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Native Americans became US citizens in 1924 by act of Congress. Up until then they had no rights under law. They had been considered "wards of the Government". Treated more like prisoners than free people. Even the freed slaves after the Civil War had more rights than Natives.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoNo. Not all Native Americans were considered citizens until the Indian Citizenship Act in June 24, 1924.
The Marshall trilogy in 1831 helped define sovereignty by stating that the Cherokee nation was a distinct political society but a domestic dependent nation and one that "resembles that of a ward to a guardian".Therefore Native Americans' relationship to the U.S. government was similar to that of people in an occupied land under the control of a foreign power. This definition meant that Indian people did not have a right to vote.
Some people did get citizenship earlier. In 1868 Article 6 of the Treaty of Fort Laramie stated that Lakota Indians could gain citizenship by "receiving a patent for land under the foregoing provisions… and be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of such citizens, and shall, at the same time retain all [their] rights to benefits accruing to Indians under this treaty".
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∙ 6y agoYes of course- there's no American Constitutional ban upon them doing so, and there have been many female Senators and Congresswomen, as well as two female Secretaries of State. Hillary Clinton ran against Donald Trump for the Presidency in 2016. As to whether the bulk of US voters would accept a female or native American as American President, that is another matter, but potentially there's nothing stopping them from doing so.
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∙ 7y agoNo. Not until 1920 passage of the 19th amendment.
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When did African American males women and native Americans get the right to vote?
the 14th
Women slaves and Native Americans were granted the right to vote by Colonial Assemblies?
True
What was Lincoln's position on the issue of suffrage for African Americans?
Only some African Americans should be able to vote
Is it surprising that native Americans who were the continents first inhabitants were the last to gain the right to vote?
yes, it is surprising
What was Lincoln's position on the issue of suffrage for the African Americans?
Only some African Americans should be able to vote
Can immigrants vote in the US?
Well, I'm Native and I vote. So yes. Native Americans have the right to vote in the United States but it is up to them whether they register and go vote.
Who could not vote in the 1820's?
Native Americans.
When did the state of Utah allow Native Americans to vote?
1896
Which group was eligible to vote before 1930 but not allowed to vote due to measures that can now be viewed as discrimination?
African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, women, and minor children.
When did African American males women and native Americans get the right to vote?
the 14th
What was Andrew Jackson's visions for the nations?
He believed that the Wealthy Slave owners were very important to the country.
What is said about native Americans in the constitution?
The United States constitution gave Native Americans the right to vote in 1924, until this date Native Americans were not considered citizens. There are treaties that were signed by the various tribes that included the Native peoples into the constitution of the United States.
In 1789 could Native Americans vote?
No. Native Americans were not considered American Citizens Until the Indian Citizen Act of 1924. Utah was the last state to finally give Native Americans voting rights in 1956.
What was a result of the fifteenth amendment?
African-Americans were able to vote.
What was the result of the fiteenth amendment?
African Americans were able to vote
Women slaves and Native Americans were granted the right to vote by Colonial Assemblies?
True
When did Native Americans gain the right to vote in Maine?
1954. The Last state in the country
