Voting Right In America

By lizwolsey

  • voteing rights to property owners

    1776-1787: Declaration of Independence leave voting rights to state jurisdiction. Suffrage is limited to white male property owners.

  • women voteing

    New Jersey women, age 21 and over, can vote if they fulfill residency and property requirements.

  • Guadlupe-Hidalgo

    The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War and guarantees U.S. citizenship to Mexicans living in the newly acquired territories of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas. English language requirements limit their access to voting rights

  • black voteing

    Five states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts allow free blacks to vote.

  • 14th amendment

    The U.S. Supreme Court rules, in Elk v. Wilkins , that Native Americans are not citizens as defined by the 14th Amendment.

  • women voteing

    U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approve the 19th Amendment to grant suffrage to women. Amendment wins the necessary 2/3 ratification from state legislatures

  • 18 year-old voteing

    The passage of the 26th Amendment expands full voting rights to 18 year-old citizens