https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n Key expansions and contractions/restrictions of voting rights in the United States en-us 2020-10-30 16:15:23 UTC 2020-10-30 22:40:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/530169450/e4641851c2e6d1705d5758bb0e7d9ece/Screen_Shot_2020_08_02_at_7_48_54_PM.png alan8278 https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/876987855
EXPLANATION:
 In the year 1790, the naturalization act is passed stating that "the right to vote is directly tied to citizenship status"; this act only granted voting rights to white males who had lived in the country for at least 2 years. This law was then changed over the course of the years; 14 years in 1798 and 5 years after 1902.

ANALYSIS:
The Naturalization Act is significant to U.S. history because it shows the start of how the voting system discriminated race, gender, people of color, and status. This was the start of what would be outrage, that would then spark leaders and activists to protest voting rights for the next few centuries.]]> 2020-10-30 16:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/876987855 alan8278 https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877945666
EXPLANATION:
The 13th Amendment was created in 1865 after the Civil War, and it was the first step to granting the right to vote for blacks and abolished slavery in the U.S. It would later be followed by the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments which would expand voting rights.

ANALYSIS:
The 13th Amendment is significant to U.S. history because it was one of the first  steps that the country needed to take to expand voting rights to the thousands of people who were excluded because of their color and race.]]> 2020-10-30 21:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877945666 alan8278 https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877946626
EXPLANATION:
Though the 15th Amendment granted African-American males to vote, many states (especially the south) took measures to prevent these people from voting. This included poll taxes, literacy tests, physical violence and intimidation, and hiding polls. The KKK (Ku Klux Klan), a white supremacist hate group took many measures to prevent these people with voting rights from voting; the organization targeted African Americans.

ANALYSIS:
This is significant to U.S. history because it prevented many African Americans from voting, not because the law deemed so, but because of fear. It also showed that the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments would not be enough to solve the country's voting rights- there was more work that had to be done.]]> 2020-10-30 21:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877946626 alan8278 https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877950428
EXPLANATION:
Takao, an Asian-American files against the Supreme Court under the 1790 Naturalization Act that stripped Asian-Americans from becoming citizens (and therefore did not have the right to vote). The Supreme upholds the act, and they enforce the no voting rights for Asian immigrants.

ANALYSIS:
This event is significant to U.S. history because it shows that the Naturalization act did not only affect blacks, but most minority groups including Native Americans, Asians, and Hispanics. This also shows the anger and frustration of those who did not have  have voting rights, who would later start movements and protests against it.]]> 2020-10-30 21:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877950428 alan8278 https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877952732
EXPLANATION:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and several others begin a movement, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is created as a result. It bans several of the methods states had to used to prevent black voters from accessing polls- including banning literacy tests, and it provided federal enforcement of black voter registration and voting rights.

ANALYSIS:
The voting rights act of 1965 is significant to U.S. history because it proves that laws can change or be adjusted if people are willing to join the cause and protest for against it. It would soon be followed by other acts that helped Americans gain voting rights and access.]]> 2020-10-30 21:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877952732 alan8278 https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877954160
EXPLANATION:
The Voting Rights Act Reauthorization gives voting rights to all Mexican-Americans. It also takes new measures to give assistance to those who have limited access to voting; that includes language assistance for minority voters who have trouble reading ballots because they are in English. By now, most adult citizens of the U.S. have the right to vote.

ANALYSIS:
The Voting Rights Act Authorization is important to U.S. history because it shows how voting rights have truly changed from hard work and dedication: from only white male property owners to most of the adults in the U.S. It also shows the consideration and effort people have given to allow all eligible voters to vote, not only giving the right to vote, but also making sure all people have the access to vote.]]> 2020-10-30 21:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alan8278/zggcrvj6a3owsz3n/wish/877954160