AP U.S. History / Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848
4.7 Expanding Democracy
Notes
States dropped property requirements, so most white men could vote. Party conventions and campaigns grew. Women, free African Americans and Native Americans were still largely excluded.
Practice
In the 1820s–1830s, voting rights expanded mainly for:
End of property requirements.
New political practices included:
Popular politics.
Who was still mostly excluded from voting?
Limits.
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