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Own land to vote
in order to vote you must own land and property or else voting is not accepted -
No federal voting standard
states decided who could vote, constitution adopted -
Only 6 percent
George Washington is elected president -
Citizen=White
1790 Naturalization law passed, only free white immigrants can become naturalized citizens -
Ending slavery,womans rights
activists for ending slavery and womens rights joined together -
Citizenship granted
citizenship was granted with the mexicans but voting is denied to them -
Vote expanded to all white men
north carolina is last state to remove property ownership as a requirement to vote -
Former slaves givin citizenship
14th amendment to the U.S. constitution passed -
Vote cant be denied
15th amendment passed, says no one can be denied voting unless they arnt a citizen -
19th Amendment
Women get the right to vote.