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American Suffrage : From Property to Democracy, 1760-1860 /

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...

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Autor principal: Williamson, Chilton (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 5535
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  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • 1. The Age Of Property Tests
  • 2. The Colonial Electorate
  • 3. The Colonial Voter At The Polls
  • 4. The Genesis Of Democratic Suffrage Thought
  • 5. A Family Quarrel
  • 6. American Whigs And The Suffrage
  • 7. The Revolutionary Aftermath
  • 8. Suffrage Reform In The Jeffersonian South
  • 9. Northern Suffrage in the Jeffersonian Age
  • 10. Hard Feelings About The Suffrage
  • 11. Suffrage In The New West
  • 12. Suffrage And Pro-Slavery
  • 13. The Rhode Island Explosion
  • 14. Unfinished Business
  • 15. Minority Report
  • Index