Indigenous Americans were not allowed to vote until 1924 primarily because they were not considered citizens of the U.S. Prior to this, many Indigenous tribes were treated as sovereign nations, and thus their members were not granted the same rights as U.S. citizens, including the right to vote. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 finally extended citizenship to all Indigenous Americans, allowing them the right to vote, although some states found ways to continue to disenfranchise them for many years after that.
Why were Indigenous Americans not allowed to vote until 1924?(1 point)
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They could not pay to register to vote.
They could not pay to register to vote.
They were not considered qualified to pass literacy tests.
They were not considered qualified to pass literacy tests.
They were not considered citizens of the U.S.
They were not considered citizens of the U.S.
They had their own systems of local government.
They had their own systems of local government.
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