Rhode Islanders Protest Property Restrictions on Voting, 1834
Rhode Islanders Protest Property Restrictions on Voting, 1834 Many poor white men gained voting rights, also known as suffrage, for the first time in the 1830s. These changes in American democracy did not take place without conflict. Voting rights in Rhode Island only changed after poor Rhode Islanders raised a militia and threatened violence. Below … Continue reading Rhode Islanders Protest Property Restrictions on Voting, 1834
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