American Suffrage
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American Suffrage

From Property to Democracy, 1760-1860

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

American Suffrage

From Property to Democracy, 1760-1860

About this book

Since Americans have long taken price in universal suffrage and the secret ballot as foundations of democracy, it is surprising that one of its growth and reform. Mr. Williamson, focusing on the period from the Revolution to the Civil War, provides a state-by-state analysis of the growth of suffrage in its relation to partisan politics, the intellectual currents of the time, and such crises as war and rumors of war.

Originally published in 1960.

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THE 
WHIGS 
AND 
SUFFRAGE 
lution 
were 
the 
most 
important 
in 
the 
entire 
history 
of 
Amer-
ican 
suffrage 
reform. 
In 
retrospect, 
it 
is 
clear 
that 
they 
com-
mitted 
the 
country 
to 
a 
democratic 
suflFrage. 
Those 
opposed 
to 
this 
commitment 
fought 
a 
series 
of 
delaying 
actions 
almost 
down 
to 
the 
Civil 
War, 
all 
of 
which 
failed. 

Table of contents

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