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Unit 2

Abolition, Suffrage, Citizenship

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Civil Rights Civil rights for every person mean that regardless of gender, skin color, religion, nationality, age, disability, or religion, a person should not be discriminated against.
Activist A person who campaigns to bring about change in political and social change.
19th Amendment The Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote throughout the United States. It was first introduced to Congress in 1878 but wasn't ratified until over 41 years later August 18, 1920.
Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony was a women's rights leader in the late 1800's. She helped lead the way for women's suffrage in the United States, which is the right to vote. She would speak at conventions and meetings.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton A leader in the Women’s suffrage. Elizabeth and several other women held the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Elizabeth presented an important document called the Declaration of Sentiments.
Seneca Falls Convention The first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Around 300 people attended the meeting which was led by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Suffrage/Suffragist The right to vote. Someone who is fighting for the equal right to vote.
Juneteenth Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the freedom of the last to be enslaved in the United States in Galveston, Texas. The name Juneteenth is a combination of the words June and nineteenth. The day is also called Emancipation Day and Freedom Day.
Citizenship Rights Certain rights that are given to only those who are considered a citizen of the U.S citizens, including the right to vote, to apply for federal employment, to run for elected office, to obtain a U.S. passport and to not be denied re-entry.
The 15th Amendment The 15th Amendment protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin. It also protected the voting rights of former slaves. It was ratified on February 3rd 1870.
The 14th Amendment The 14th Amendment is the longest amendment to the Constitution. It states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen and has the rights of a citizen and had equal protection under the law, due process and civil rights.
The 13th Amendment The 13th Amendment was adopted to the constitution on December 6th, 1865 and made slavery illegal in the United States.
Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation was an order given on January 1st, 1863, by Abraham Lincoln to free the enslaved. However not all enslaved were set free immediately, eventually the order set millions of enslaved free after the Civil War.
Civil War The Civil War was from 1861 to 1865. The war was fought between the southern and northern states.
Underground Railroad The underground railroad was not a real railroad. Rather an organization of people called “conductors” who led the enslaved along different routes to free states.
Sojourner Truth A leader in the abolition movement once enslaved herself. Used her stories and speeches to travel around the country and help people understand how immoral slavery was.
Harriet Tubman Escaped slavery in the Southern United States. Helped lead many other enslaved people to freedom, as a “conductor” on the underground railroad. Leader and activist in the abolition movement. Served as a spy and nurse during the Civil War.
Frederick Douglass A leader of the abolition movement once enslaved himself. Became a prominent activist, author and public speaker.
Abolitionist The act of abolishing slavery, to get rid of slavery. A person who fights for the act of abolishing slavery.
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