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In colonial times, voting was restricted much more that it is today. Although the specifics varied among the colonies, in general voting was restricted to white. male landowners over the age of 21.
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∙ 14y agoGenerally, white men with property were the only ones allowed to vote. There may have been slight differences between the various colonies.
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The only group in the Massachusetts colony who could vote were .?
Puritans
Which amendment prohibited denial of the right to vote of race but not gender?
There wasn't any that only prohibited race. The right for blacks to vote came before the right for women to vote.
Who were the group of republicans that wanted to give full citizenship and the right to vote to African Americans?
Radical Republicans .
In the early colonial America who was given the right to vote?
Only adult white men who owned property were allowed to vote.
What group of people was given the right to vote in 1971?
The Twenty-sixth Amendment, ratified in 1971, reduced the voting age from 21 to 18, giving younger citizens the right to vote.
Why did the colonist say Britain had no right to tax them?
the colonists did not do anything.they did not vote or anything
Which group had the right to vote in Britain in the 1700s?
Male property owners were the only group allowed to vote in Britain during the 1700's. It took many years for that policy to change to where it included everyone.
Who has right to vote in Cameroon?
only men have the right to vote ...if you are 21 and older
In politics the terms suffrage and franchise mean?
A group that is 'franchised' has the right to vote, as opposed to when Afro-Americans and women were not allowed to vote, they were 'disenfranchised.'
How many have the right to vote in the US?
ONLY THE CITIZENS CAN VOTE!
Histroy of suffregettes?
a group of women who protested about the right to vote
Which group fought to give women the right to vote?
suffragists
The last group to whom the constitution granted the right to vote was?
The last group of people who were granted the right to vote were women. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right in 1920.
What is the relationship between citizenship and the right to vote?
In most countries only the citizens have the right to vote, foreigners are excluded.
Which group earned the right to vote before the other group listed?
landless white woman
Which group did not have the right to vote in ancient Greece?
Women, young men, aliens and slaves had no vote
What group of people gained the right to vote during the Age of Jackson?
During Andrew Jackson's presidency, the right to vote was extended to all white men living in the United States. Under the original wording of the Constitution, only land owning white men had been allowed to vote.
