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U.s. History: The Expansion of the Vote: A White Man's Democracy

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Read about how the ability to vote changed from requiring the ownership of property to almost complete enfranchisement of white males by 1840. There was disenfranchisment of women and free blacks in the same period of time.

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direct vote, disenfranchised free blacks, disenfranchised women, enfranchised white men, expansion of voting rights, property requirements, ushistory.org, independence hall association, history of voting
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)