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Voices on the Vote
Dated voices from 1789 to 1870 argue about who should vote: property owners, all white men, women, free Black men. Students place each on a timeline, trace how and why views shifted, and notice whose voices were left out.
- Play style
- Timeline
- Module
- Voices on the Vote: How and why views on who should vote changed, 1789 to 1870
- Grade
- Grade 8 · Social Studies
- Standards
D2.His.5.6-8AASL.Include
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