This activity is part of Module 13: Voting Rights in America from the Constitution 101 Curriculum.
After America declared its independence, states began to write new constitutions. A little over a decade later, the U.S. Constitution was ratified—leaving issues of elections and voting primarily to the states.
Most states establish property requirements for voters. So, during this period, voting is generally restricted to white male property owners.
In the 1820s and 1830s, restrictions remained on women, but women began to push back and organize conventions and lectures, circulate ideas in newspapers, and petition state governments for women’s rights, including suffrage.
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