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Event One
-Originally, only white males could vote if they owned property. -
Event Two
-The Constitution allows states to set the voting requirements. However, this did not change much. -
Event Three
- The Naturalization Act of 1790 allows white men born outside of the United States to become citizens. Therefore, allowing them to eventually vote.
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Event Four
-Abolition of property qualifications for white men. Now, many poor white males could vote. -
Event Five
-The fifteenth amendment stated that males could vote regardless of their race. -
Event Six
-Women were now allowed to vote. -
Event Seven
-The Indian Citizenship Act gave tax paying Indians the right to vote. -
Event Eight
-The twenty-third amendment stated that the people of the District of Columbia could vote in the presidential and vice presidential elections. -
Event Nine
-According to the twenty-fourth amendment, citizens did not have to pay a fee to vote. -
Event Ten
-The twenty-sixth amendment granted people above the age of eighteen the right to vote.
