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How did the colonies meet the needs for government?

The colonies met the needs for government by going to town meetings to vote but only men could vote.


What did a man need to have before he could vote in American colonies?

Property


In what colonies could freed slaves vote during colonial times?

They couldn't vote in any colonies. They didnt have dreedom to vote and neither did women. The only people who could vote where whitemen. Nothing else.


The only people who could vote in the colonies were?

White men property owners


Who could vote in the English colonies?

Only white males are able to vote because they are the only citizens in the colonies.Because only citizens are able to vote.


Could women vote in the southern colonies?

No. Women didn’t have the right to vote until 1920. This was well past the colonial period.


How did the colonists in the New World make their political institutions more democratic?

A greater percentage of men could vote in the colonies than could vote in England -Plato


How did the colonists in the new world make their political institution more democratic?

A greater percentage of men could vote in the colonies than could vote in England -Plato


Which group in the colonies did not have full rights?

the women's did not have full rights because they could not vote


Who in the southern colonies could participate in the government?

Mainly rich planters and lawyers, business owners. They were the only ones who could vote. Men who didn't own land couldn't vote, women couldn't vote, and slaves couldn't vote.


Who had the right in English colonies to vote?

In the English colonies, white, male property owners who were 21 and older could vote. These rules excluded most of the population of the new colonies. The jurists believed that by the time a man owned land, he had a vested interest in the community and should be able to voice his opinion by voting. The believed that poor people could be swayed by the wealthy to vote a certain way.


Who couldn't vote in the colonies?

Which people in the colonies could not vote in the English colonies are: 1.women 2.Africans 3.native Americans 4.men who did not own property 5.men who were not Christians 6.men who did not belong to a particular Church (in some colonies) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ who could vote? 1.White male christian property owners over 21 years of ago