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1776
Individual state legislatures control voting. At this time, only white men who were land owners over the age 21 could vote. -
1788
The Electoral College is made. The Electoral College is made up of two representatives from each state. These are also called the Representatives in Congress. This allows those in the government to vote, however the common people do not vote. -
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1820-1830
More states start to join the union and create their own constitutions on who is allowed to vote. White men who own property are still allowed to vote, but a handful of free black men are now allowed to vote. -
1840
The Women's Suffrage Movement starts. Women from all over the United States start to speak out for women's voting rights and break the stereotype of being a woman. This was described as being submissive to men and to be a stay-at-home mother. -
1848
This was the time of the Seneca Falls Convention. A few men and many women attended this event. This event was held in Seneca Falls, New York, hence the name. They discussed women's rights and for a woman to have her own political identity. -
1850
The group called the "No-Nothings" and groups similar to it made literacy laws which required a voter to be able to read and write. This was an attempt to keep black men out of voting, since most at the time could not. -
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1861-1865
This is when the Civil War started. The Women's Suffrage Movement started to carry more and more people. However, when this started, the movement started be pushed back. -
1868
The US grants full citizenship rights, adding the 14th and 15th amendment to the Constitution. This guaranteed full citizens and all men to vote. These were passed in 1869 and 1870, which was very shortly after. Women saw this as an opportunity and even teamed up with racist southern women who felt that black men should be denied the right to vote. -
1878
An act is tried to be passed in order for women to vote, but this fails. This was the closest women had gotten to getting what they wanted. -
1910
Voters in Washington amend the Constitution and allow women to vote and run for office.