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Men. Specifically, men that created laws that spelled out who could vote.

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Women had to wait until there was a Constitutional Amendment so that they could vote.

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State statutes that prevented women from voting were declared constitutional in the case of?

minor v. happersett


Could free black women vote in1789?

Free black women couldn't vote until the 19th Amendment was passed 1920; however, laws stayed in effect in the south until the South the prevented black men and women from voting until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 did away with white primaries and poll taxes.


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Why did more women join the national American suffrage association after the organization did what?

succeeded in winning voting rights for women


What rights outlawed barriers that prevented blacks from casting ballots?

The Voting Rights Act, signed in 1965, overcame the barriers that prevented blacks from voting. The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution denied federal and state governments from preventing citizens from voting but did not go far enough.


What was a goal of the league women voter?

To educate women who would be voting


Why are the voting rights for men and women not equal in Israel?

Wrong. The voting rights in Israel are the same for men and women.


What prevented the millions of African Americans from voting in the south?

White people


How was a state penalized when freed slaves were prevented from voting?

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Did women have equal voting rights as men in1912?

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