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America is born
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Constitution Ratified
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Last year of having religious requirements to vote in American elections
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Tax and property requirements are dropped in this year allowing a majority of white males to gain the ability to vote in American elections
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15th amendment is added to the constitution giving former slaves the ability to vote and allowing men of all races to hold a say in the government elections of the USA
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After a long battle for equality, the 19th amendment is added to the constitution allowing women to vote in elections for the first time in the US
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In this year the 23rd amendment is added to the constitution allowing citizens living in Washington, D.C. to vote in elections
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The 24th amendment added this year bans poll taxes on federal elections thus taking away economic restrictions on the voting process
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In the year the Voting Rights Act is passed to protect minority voters are take off restrictions on the voting process such as the literacy test to allow a greater freedom of voting to a larger range of people
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In 1971 the 26th amendment is added to the constitution which changed the minimum voting age from 21 down to the age of 18