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(1785- 1838)

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In ten states, after the American Revolution free Black men could vote. Furthermore, in New Jersey, not only free Black men could vote but also unmarried women who owned property could vote.

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Citizenship was limited to “free white persons” which greatly restricted access to the ballot.

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Most States reduced or eliminated the requirements of owning property in order to vote.

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Maine was the only state in the Union that permitted Black men to vote.

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Woman lost the right to vote in 1807 in New Jersey, which prior was the only state that had permitted woman’s voting in the entire union.

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(1828-1865)

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Allowed non-citizen to vote between said time period. This was due to illionois being a newer state in the union.

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First election in which a majority of adult White men could vote. Furthermore, in many states, foreign residents could vote if permitted by local authoiritys.

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Woman began to advocate for the right to vote. At Seneca Falls, the woman there took much of the founding documents and rewrote them to fit for woman sufferage.

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Five states Massachusetts, New hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont permitted Black men to vote on the same basis as White mne.

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Civil War and Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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Civil War and Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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All states were readmitted to the Union with provisions to protect black voters.

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Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Stanton, and Susan Anthony founded said society which demanded suffrage for both men and women.

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The Fourteenth Amendment became obsolete and the Fifteenth Amendment was created to clarify suffrage was to be given no matter "Race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.

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Reconstruction Acts allowed Black men to serve in congress. More than 1500 Black men served as state officials in the South during Reconstruction

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Poll tax was reintroduced to restrict access to the ballet, except hurting poor white males due to the "grandfather clauses" which allowed a man to vote if his grandfather had voted.

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Federal troops withdrew from the South, and African Americans were no longer protected.

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Expanded citizenship and the right to vote to native Americans who gave up their traditional ways of life and assimilated into non-Indigenous cultural and economic practices.

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Ballots in many states before 1950, used non-confidencial ballots. This was used to intimidate people to vote for certain individuals.

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Literacy tests alongside the existing poll taxes made it near impossible for undereducated and low-income individuals to vote.

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In both states, women had the right to vote. This marks the largest victories in the movement for woman suffrage in the early years.

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Virginia Minor argued that denying her the right to vote violated her rights as a citizen. Supreme Court ruled the citizenship does not guarantee voting rights.

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Across the U.S. woman called for a constitutional amendment that would allow woman to vote. This was unsuccessful but encouraged the movement to grow.

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In the West womans suffrage was extremely effective and was permitted in most of the western states. However in most of the South and Northeast, they remained firmly against women suffrage.

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A supermajority of states ratified the Nineteenth Amendment and officially made women's suffrage a part of the Constitution.

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U.S. citizenship was granted to indigenous people, allowing them the right to vote. Some placed restrictions on Native American voting as late as 1962.

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The council was established to unite Indigenous tribes in fighting for voting and civil rights.

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In the summer of 1964, young peop-le traveled into the Deep South to organize voter registration drives. Three men were murdered by local residents with the help of local officers.

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Police attacked peaceful voting rights demonstators. This brutality was broadcast on national television and resulted in widespread support for increased voting rights.

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Following Boody Sunday, Johnson made a speach addressing Congress, urging them to pass voting rights law.

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Congress passed the VRA, which prevented any practices preventing African Americans from voting.

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Supreme Court weakened parts of the Voting Rights Act, which led to concerns about newfound voter supression.

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Poll taxes where outlawed, with the passing of the Twenty-Fourth Amendment resolution. Ratified in 1964 and targeted southern states where black voters where greatly impacted from such taxes.

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Washington,D.C. residents were granted the right to vote. Prodomitendly allowing over 100,000 Black Voters in the capital to vote.

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Allowed national voting from the ages of 18 to 21. This was the result of the Vietnam War, with the main phrase supporting such amendment was "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote."

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People convicted of felonies were no longer able to vote. This resulted in 3.5 million people to lose their right to vote as a result of felony convictions.

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The Supreme Court ruled to stop the recount in Florida during the presidential election. This decision effectively gave Bush the presidency.