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because people were forced to move or face the wrath of the citizens of course those same rights were used to oppose those same changes. Africans were excluded form the franchise; even free blacks in the North were not allowed to vote before the civil war. the fifteenth Amendment prohibited the federal government and the states form denying the right to vote on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." literacy test, poll tax, and the grandfather clause were used to keep blacks largely from disenfranchised.
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∙ 12y agoThe expansion of suffrage is the spread of the right to vote, this could mean spreading over a geographic location, social classes, ethnic groups etc....
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∙ 9y agoSuffrage has expanded greatly because people fought for the right to vote. This includes the suffrage of women, as well as minorities and freed African American slaves.
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∙ 14y agoJuly 1, 1971 the Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution was adopted lowering the voting age to 18 from 21.
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∙ 11y agoExpansion in political terms is the widening of borders, IE expansion of the European Union where more countries join the union. Suffrage is the right to vote.
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What does the record of the expansion of suffrage tell you about trends in the US from 1789 to the present?
it tell us americans that the people can have the right to vote for whoever they want
Why might westward expansion have been difficult for georgia?
The westward expansion may have been difficult for Georgia due to the terrain. There are mountains and swampland to the west of Georgia.
Why did Alice Paul form the Congressional Union?
* She wanted to campaign for suffrage with picketing and civil disobedience. * A petition for women's suffrage failed. * She thought the NAWSA was too cautious. * A petition for women's suffrage failed.
Which state had no statewide woman suffrage befoe 1920 but as surrounded by other states that had partial of full woman suffrage?
New Mexico
Who devised a battle plan to win the war for suffrage?
Carrie Chapman Catt devised a battle plan to win the war for suffrage.
The history of voting in America is the history of the expansion of?
suffrage :) apex
Which elimination was an expansion of suffrage that occurred before the civil war?
elimination of religious qualifications
What belief led to expansion of suffrage for all classes in American society?
The Progressive Era led to the expansion of suffrage for all classes in American Society with the passing of the 15th, 19th, and 26th amendments. Woman desire of suffrage increase as the returned to the assigned home roles after assisting the war effort by taking their male counterparts places.
What beliefs led to the expansion of suffrage for all classes in American society?
The Progressive Era led to the expansion of suffrage for all classes in American Society with the passing of the 15th, 19th, and 26th amendments. Woman desire of suffrage increase as the returned to the assigned home roles after assisting the war effort by taking their male counterparts places.
What has caused the expansion of suffrage?
suffrage is the right to vote. so all the ammendments allowing blacks, women, etc to vote increased the voting. but also extending the voting age to 18
What is an example sentence for controversial?
The decision was a very controversial one.The activist group PETA has been known to use controversial tactics.
What does the record of the expansion of suffrage tell you about trends in the US from 1789 to the present?
it tell us americans that the people can have the right to vote for whoever they want
A primary reason that both women and blacks were excluded from the expansion of democracy was that?
both groups were viewed as being naturally incapable and thus unfit for suffrage
Which works belong in the Western literary canon A is irrelevant B has been resolved once and for all C is controversial D has been answered conclusively by Harold?
C- Is Controversial
Which euclidean axiom has been considered controversial?
the 5th one
Is Diego Maradona a controversial figure?
He has always been like that.
What parts of the constitution have been traditionally controversial?
The 27 amendments
