| A | B |
| 13th Amendment | abolished slavery |
| 14th Amendment | granted citizenship to anyone born here & equal protection under the law |
| 15th Amendment | gave African American men the right to vote |
| 18th Amendment | prohited alcohol |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | ended discrimination and segregation practices in public places |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | guaranteed right to vote with no obstacles |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | "separate but equal" allowed Jim Crow to be legal |
| Brown v. Board of Education | desegregated public schools |
| Equal Rights Amendment | amendment failed, but accomplished much in making workplace equal for women |