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In Britain, only wealthy men could vote
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A reform act in Britain was passed which created electorates
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Many states still accept slavery of African Americans.
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Most WHITE males over the age of 21 could vote.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected president (He was felt strongly against slavery)
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From 1861 to 1865 a civil began between the slave states and the rest of USA the outcome was the slave states losing and making agreement to stop slavery in their states
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11 slavery states decide to form their own nation and not be a part of USA
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When the civil war in the US ended woman saw getting woman suffrage as the next step for civil rights.
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Another reform act in Britian was passed letting farmers and most adult males living in urban areas vote
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The NWSA was formed for campaigning for the rihgt for women to vote.
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A final reform act lets almost all men vote
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NZ women gain voting rights.
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Woman in Britain gained fedaral voting.
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Naive Americans got the right to vote.
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Aboriginal people get the right to vote
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Aboriginal people get the right to a citzenship