Part one of term paper
In The early 1800’s, the political process took drastic changes. Before, it was only “the wealthy and aristocratic white males who had say in the election of our president” (D boals) but that soon changed. In this essay, I will address three major issues. The voting bracket, the process of voting, and nominating the candidates who were ...

Part two of term paper
... Only a few western states, like Ohio, allowed a greater voting bracket before 1816. African Americans even after the changes were only allowed to vote in a few northern states, women were not allowed to vote whatsoever. It was between 1816 and 1831 when most of the states changed their constitutions to include most white males. Virginia, an exception to this statement, still had one third of the white male population, or around 80,000 people still not allowed to vote. (Textbook.) It was not rea ...