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Granting Franchise
All "inhabitants" who met the property and residency requirements were granted franchise (allowed to vote) letting many African Americans, Unmarried women, etc. alllowed to vote in local elections in New Jersey until 1807 for women and 1844 for African American men. -
The orgins of voting
The orgins of voting started when only white men who owned property were the only ones allowed to vote. -
3/5 Compromise
Would create a compromise where only 3/5 of a slave were counted as a vote. -
Ohio expands franchise
Ohio gave vote to almost all white men setting precedent for expansion of white men suffrage. Following more states to amend their laws to remove property requirements. -
Dorr Rebellion
In Rhode Island, a rebellion called the Dorr Rebellion led to Rhode Island adopting a new constitution enfranising both white and African American men, but they did not get rid of the property requirement until the 1880's. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
After the Mexican American war, the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
enfranchises 80,00 free Mexican men, however many were risked to beatings, burnings, or lynching. -
15th Amendment
Allowed African American men the right to vote, but were putting themselves at risk in elections as there were poll taxes and literacy tests. -
19th Amendment
Women are granted the right to vote -
Native Americans
The last state laws denying Native Americans the right to vote are overturned. -
Voting Rights Act
Prohibits any election practice that denies the right to vote to citizens on basis of race. -
26th Amendment
Changed the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old, mostly because of the Vietnam war where soldiers who were young couldn't vote in an election because they weren't 21 years old. -
Disabillities Act
Provide a variety of services to ensure people with disabillities can vote.
