HIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: American Colonization Society, William Lloyd Garrison, American Temperance Society
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American freedom in a time of american slavery. 1800s - 1850s: shift more toward popular democracy. New states (after the first thirteen) drop property requirement to vote. Older states change their constitutions in the 1920s and 1830s. By 1840: 90% of white males can vote. Believe in expanding the right to vote in order to continue spreading the power of slavery. Wanted to promote shared interests among whites despite race. Women: did not have the right to vote. Married women: seen as property of their husbands. New states (after the first thirteen): deny blacks the right to vote. Barred from serving in state militias / army. Could not testify in court, attend public schools (cid:803) property requirements to vote race requirement to vote. People, not legislatures (elites), are choosing the electoral college by 1828. Political parties: once viewed as something negative (washington) are now viewed as necessary institutions.
