Voting Rights Timeline

  • The Rise of Democratic Politics

    The Rise of Democratic Politics

    In Post-Revolutionary War America, most voting was restricted to white, property-owning, tax-paying males. However, throughout 1820 to 1840, many states eased their restricitions on voiting, and by 1840, all but three states allowed all white males to vote.

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