Citizenship: just the facts
name:
c. matching. match each sentence with the correct ending.
1. originally, the only people allowed to vote
2. the case that said that african-americans brought
into the country as slaves could never be citizens

3. "free, white persons that had lived in the us for
five years were given citizenship
4 dred sytt v. sandford was overruled
the amendment to the constitution gives
african
6. women were given the right to vote by
7. according to the 26th amendment you can vote if
you are over
a the year 1795
b. 19th amendment
c barriers to voting
d. age of 18.
e property owning, white males.
f. the year 1870
g dred scott . sandford,
h. the right to vote!
8. martin luther king, jr. led a protest
d. how long ago was it? do the subtraction problems below to find out how long each group
has been allowed to vote in the u. s.
african americans women
people over
can vote!
can vote!
18 can vote!
what year is it now?
what year did the
- amendment pass?
how long ago was it?
e. true or false. determine if the following sentence is true or false. then support your answer
by giving two examples.
example #1
example #2
citizenship in the united
states has always had
the same meaning.
true
false