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History of Voting

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  • Land Owners Can Vote

    Land Owners Can Vote
    Right to vote is restriced to property owners

  • All White Men Can Vote

    All White Men Can Vote
    All white men can vote, property ownership no longer required

  • African Americans Can Vote

    African Americans Can Vote
    15th ammendment passed and blacks can vote.

  • Women Try To Vote

    Women Try To Vote
    Susan B. Anthony arrested for attempting to vote

  • Indigenous People Can't Vote

    Indigenous People Can't Vote
    Native Americans are denied voting rights because they aren't citizens according to 14th ammendment

  • Dawes Act Passed, Native Americans Vote

    Dawes Act Passed, Native Americans Vote
    Dawes Act granted citizenship to Native Americans who gave up tribal assimilation to vote.

  • Washington D.C. Gets A Vote

    Washington D.C. Gets A Vote
    23rd ammendment gives citizens of Washington D.C. right to vote.

  • Women Get Right To Vote

    Women Get Right To Vote
    19th ammendment passed right to vote for women

  • No Denial For Taxes

    No Denial For Taxes
    24th ammendment passes guaranteeing right to vote even if you fail to pay taxes

  • Voting Age Lowered to 18

    Voting Age Lowered to 18
    26th ammendment passed and voting age lowered to 18