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Period: Jan 1, 752 to
Suffrage in America
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Jan 1, 753
Greek and Roman Democracy
In 753 BC, Ancient Greek and Roman democracy said that only citizens that owned a large sum of wealth could have the right to vote. -
Colonists
When the colonists were first arriving at setting up governments in America they said only Protestant white men who owned property could vote. -
Constitutional Convention
As a result from this convention only members of the House of Reps. were to be elected by the people in each state that were eligible to vote. In other matters they left it up to the states to decide who can and can not vote. -
Expanding rights for white men
In the early 1800s, white male sought to get right of the rule that a man has to own property to vote. This caused sparks of law changes making it so any white male could vote. -
15th Amendment passed
With the 15th Amendment African-American men were granted the right to vote. Sadly, Southern States made it near impossible for them to vote. -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act said that Native Americans were to be treated as individuals rather than members of a tribe. -
Women voting
By 1918, half of the United States allowed women to vote. -
Women's Suffrage
With the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920 which granted women their rights, including the right to vote. -
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
This act granted all Native Americans living and born in the United States the right of citizenship. -
Civil Rights Movements
During the 50's and 60's civil right movements began over African-American's civil rights. This then caused laws to be changed to protect the power to vote and elimnated discrimination. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment stated that no person shall be denied the right to vote based off their payment of taxes. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 that probhits discrimination in voting. This made it easy for minorities to vote safely. -
Age limits on voting
Before 1971, only Alaska, Georgia, Hawaii, and Kentucky were the only states to allow people under the age of 21 to vote. -
Oregon vs Mitchell
This Supreme Court case held that Congress could set voting age restrictions for federal elections, but not state elections. -
26th Amendment Passed
The 26th Amendment prohibits state and federal government from setting a voting age higher than eighteen.
