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

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• VerfasserIn: Williamson, Chilton,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]; ©1960
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5535
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

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.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

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