SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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Question
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Free white men
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Free white men who owned land
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Free white men over 21 who owned land
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Indentured Servants, Slaves, and Women
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fifteenth Amendment (ratified in 1870) extended voting rights to men of all races.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Charter those who had the right to vote were white adult males owning land and property worth 50 shillings, who were of “sober conversation and quiet, peaceable behavior", were certified by the Town offi-cials and admitted by the General Assembly to freemen status.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the early history of the U.S., some states allowed only white male adult property owners to vote, while others either did not specify race, or specifically protected the rights of men of any race to vote. Women were largely prohibited from voting, as were men without property.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Naturalization Act of 1790 allows people born outside the United States to become citizens with the right to vote if they are free white persons of good character, having lived in the United States for two (2) years.