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Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections
Enfranchisement: giving of a right, in this case the right to vote
Disenfranchisement: taking the right to vote away
Electorate: body of people allowed to vote (this grew from the 1850's onward)
Voting Rights Act of 1965: enforced the 15th amendment and removed obstacles to voting that African Americans faced, especially in the South

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Click on the image below to expand Johnson's quote.

What is the importance of making sure everyone can use their right to vote in their personal pursuit of happiness?

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Why do you think the Founders originally limited suffrage to white men who owned property? Explain in more detail, who could NOT vote in colonial America. 

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Why do you think the Founders originally limited suffrage to white men who owned property? Explain in more detail, who could NOT vote in colonial America. 

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Use the following article as well as the quotes pictured below to support your answer. You will also find the information on page 4 and 5 of the lesson in edio helpful.

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Vindicating the Founders: Document Library: John Adams to James Sullivan

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Vindicating the Founders: An online resource for the book by Thomas G. West

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Jim Crow 2.0? Disenfranchisement/voter suppression in today’s society

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Jim Crow 2.0? Disenfranchisement/voter suppression in today’s society

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Use the two links below and answer the questions associated with those links.

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How many states restore voting rights to felons immediately after release, regardless of parole? What states institute a lifetime disenfranchisement for ALL felons? What is Pennsylvania's policy for criminal enfranchisement?

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Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws Across the United States | Brennan Center for Justice

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This map summarizes current state laws on criminal disenfranchisement.

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Read the article, focusing on the highlighted portions. Answer the questions that you see appear on the right hand side of the document. You will submit your responses as a comment directly in that google document. Please be sure to type your initials after your response.

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The Georgia Governor’s Race Has Brought Voter Suppression Into Full View

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Read the article and use the highlight feature to pick out the important parts of H.R. 1 then summarize those parts in your own words.

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House Democrats unveil first major legislative package of voting, campaign finance and ethics overhauls

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Which group formed the majority of Americans allowed to vote until the early 1800s?

Which group formed the majority of Americans allowed to vote by the mid-1800s?

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Annabell
Deanna
Travis
Julia

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Gavin
Julianna
Ronald
Katrina

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Aaliyah
Ma'isah
Andre
Rainna

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Annabell Swank, DeAnna Rustay, Julia Kitajima, Travis Cook. Answers

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Annabell Swank, DeAnna Rustay, Julia Kitajima, Travis Cook. Answers

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The founders probably limited that right to white men with land because African Americans were seen as uneducated and poor, which was mostly true through no fault of the black people. Also they wanted only landowners to vote because people without land weren't effected by the laws as much.-Travis
I think it wasn't their intention to limit the rights of blacks however they didn't entirely care enough to change it then not really. -Annabell
I don't think they did limit it since based off of Thomas Jefferson's quote "the rights of suffrage to all who had a permanent intention of living in the country" it would show that he included all citizens and didn't give a specific regulations. However it is implied that property owners, those with family, or have lived there for an extended period of time were the targeted and at that time it was easier for white males to accomplish all of those over others. -Annabell