USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tennessee politician Harry T. Burn cast the deciding vote in the state’s passage of the
A
18th Amendment.
B
19th Amendment.
C
end of Prohibition.
D
Treaty of Versailles.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After much debating and argument, the result of the vote was 48-48. After Burn voted twice to “table” the amendment, the house speaker called for a vote on the “merits". Burn followed his mother’s advice and voted “aye". His vote broke the tie in favor of ratifying the amendment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 19th Amendment makes it illegal to deny the right to vote to any citizen based on their sex, which effectively granted women the right to vote. It was first introduced to Congress in 1878 and was finally certified 42 years later in 1920.

Detailed explanation-3: -Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle-victory took decades of agitation and protest.

Detailed explanation-4: -June 10, 1919: Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin became the first states to ratify the amendment. “A Vote for Every Woman in 1920!” declared the National American Woman Suffrage Association after the passage of the 19th Amendment by Congress on June 4, 1919.

Detailed explanation-5: -A young man named Harry Burn cast the tie-breaking vote. Acting on advice from his mother Phoebe, Burn voted to ratify the amendment. On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment.

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