Changes for African Americans
Complete the chart in complete sentences and in vour own words. Then respond to the questions below.
Type of
Change
Example of One Change for Example of One Obstacle to
African Americans During
This Change
Reconstruction
Political
Economic
Social
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to include at least two specific details from the lesson to support your response.
1. Which type of change political, social, or economic had the most impact on African Americans? Explain.
2. For the first hundred years of the United States, only white males were able to vote. Since then, amendments to the Constitution have made it so that any citizen aged 18 or older can vote. Which amendments granted different groups the right to vote? Why were amendments needed to expand voting rights?
