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Only christian men over the age of 21 could vote

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Enslaved men and women are denied the right to vote in all 13 states. Free women are denied the right to vote in 12 of 13 states. Free men of color are denied the right to vote in 3 of 13 states. Women have the right to vote in New Jersey. Free men of color have the right to vote in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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Free Black men are now denied the right to vote in Connecticut,Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey.

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White men can vote in every state if they meet property requirements and haven't been convicted of certain crimes

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Three States, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, change their laws so that free blacks and native American's no longer have the right to vote.

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states expand voting rights for white men. This last property requirement for white men is lifted. In 1860, New yorkers vote deny the right to vote to black men who dont meet the property requirement. But free black men can vote in six states: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont

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The Federal Government expands the voting rights for some Mexican Americans living in some of the Southwestern States and territories. Mexican Americans in the State of Texas can now vote in Federal Elections.

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The 15th Amendment is ratified and Black men gain the right to vote in the U.S. The Constitution was changed and it is now illegal to restrict voting based on race. More than 600 black men served in State Legislatures. Mexican American men have the right to vote in every State. Because Native American and Asian American men don't have citizenship they are denied the right to vote. Women are also denied the right to vote in all States.

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States in the south find ways to deny the right to vote to black men. Georgia introduces the first poll tax, requiring citizens to pay to vote. Poll taxes target Black voters by including a "grandfather clause" excusing those from the tax whoes grandfathers voted. Because only white men could vote in the south prior to 1870, these clauses essentially limit the poll tax to black men.

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Chinese American men are denied the right to vote by Congress and the Supreme court denied the right for Native Americans to vote. The Chinese exclusion Act is in effect and the amendments refuse citizenship to all Chinese Americans.

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Former confederate states continue to deny the vote to black men, states deny voting rights to more people convicted of crimes. Louisiana revises its constitution to include poll taxes and a literacy test, which requires citizens to take a test to vote, the staate also inplements a grandfather clause to ensure white men arent excluded from voting.
In 1896, 130,000 black people were registered to vote in louisiana. In 1904, that number was 1,342.

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western territories and states deny voting rights to people who dont speak english. western states and territories expand voting rights for women. Women gain the right to vote in 11 states and territories. Every former confederate state now denies black men their right to vote through a poll tax.