The Twenty-Sixth Amendment Lowered the Voting Age to 18

question 25

True/False

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

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Slave Trade

The historical trade of enslaved people, primarily from Africa to the Americas, conducted from the 16th to the 19th centuries, which had profound economic, social, and demographic impacts.

Treaty of Tordesillas

An agreement between Portugal and Spain, concluded in 1494, that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between them along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands.

Portuguese

Related to Portugal, its people, culture, or language, which is spoken primarily in Portugal and Brazil among other countries.

Catholic Church

A Christian religious institution led by the Pope, based in Vatican City, encompassing various traditions and practices worldwide.