Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Vote in colonial New York

Dutch immigrants settled in origin of the province and the first Constitution of the colony in 1683. The Constitution provides voting rights in the province during the colonial period. LandownersAll white men or landlords, tenants were eligible to vote in colonial New York. No constraints or guidelines were with regard to the length of the residency.WomenUntil 1777, race white women, which could vote in the possession of property in New York in the elections. Women lost this right, after the United States became a sovereign nation .African AmericansAfrican American male in the colonial New York, including the free men could vote. Property had no meaning although African landowners were still needed to taxes.Other RequirementsOnly numbers those age 21 and older could vote in any election in New York. Is also evidence that Jewish men were not votes before 1737 suggesting that only Protestants can vote.

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