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In early colonial america, who was given the right to vote?

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Only white males who owned property, and were over the age of 18 were allowed to vote.


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Answer:

White Male Landowners

Step-by-step explanation:

In Early Colonial America only white male landowners had the right to vote because the Colonies followed the British laws and during that period, the British limited the voting rights.

During that period there was a belief that only white males had the mental capacity to vote, which excluded African Americans, Native Americans, Women, and poor people. Some even defended that if the voting rights were open to more people democracy would crumble, since it would lead to foolish voting practices.

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