How voting has changed in America over the years.
Voting from 1776-2013:
In 1776 (245 years ago), only people who owned land could vote for who they wanted to be president. In that time if someone inherited land, they must a been very wealthy.
Less that 100 years later, the law changed and white men could also vote (in my opinion this still wasn't fair for everyone else).
Soon after(in 1864), American soldiers who were over seas, in another country, could vote only by post.
4 years later, black men who had been enslaved where soon known as citizens and and had the right to participate in the election (but it was still difficult for them to vote because a lot of people thought they should not have the power to vote).
Another law was changed in 1952 and people who had asian ancestors had the right to vote in the election.
Then came 1965, the Voting Rights Acts ended. Voting became possible for black women and it was easier for black men if they wanted to vote.
1975, info about voting was translated into many different languages other than english.
In 2013 the Voting Rights Act was scraped from a lot of states.
I hope this helped you!
encouraging_mulberry
Comments (14)
09 Oct 2020
Well done great job it has changed
What do you mean productive_fig?
09 Oct 2020
Wow that has changed over time! I wonder if black women can now vote in peace with the rest of the world.
Me too outstanding_plum!
09 Oct 2020
This is a great timeline, encouraging_mulberry. Do you think that having the ability to vote means that people are actually voting?
Thank you for commenting Ms/Mrs Santhosham, I think that many people don’t vote even though they have the ability. I don’t think this is good because many years ago, black people couldn’t vote but when they got the right it wasn’t easy. Many people fought for equality so the “coloured” could vote but now a huge amount of them don’t even take part in the election. Why would people have to sacrifice their life so other can just waste a vote?
10 Oct 2020
Good post! Do you still know if black women still have the right to vote? Has the 1965 rule changed?
Yes, they do, all people have a right to vote regardless of colour. However, there are many efforts to make sure everyone can access their vote and aren't put off by obstacles. Google 'Black Votes Matter' for one of these organisations who do great work!
14 Oct 2020
Good Job encouraging_mullberry!! Well Done!
15 Oct 2020
It has told me about voting in America which is important so you know about how voting has advanced.
Also great article.
16 Oct 2020
Good job encouraging_mulberry! Well done you have taught me that we are very lucky to be able to vote and we should not waste it.
16 Oct 2020
good job encouraging_mulberry, I found this really intresting and imformative
16 Oct 2020
In America over the years women couldn't even vote!
16 Oct 2020
Over the years women and some men couldn't even vote
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