How Did the Right to Vote in the American Colonies

question 95

Multiple Choice

How did the right to vote in the American colonies compare with that in Britain and New France?

• A) Because the American colonies had much higher property qualifications than did Britain or New France, the right to vote was greatly restricted in the American colonies.
• B) Because the American colonies had a greater diversity of people than Britain or New France, the American colonists extended the right to vote to women and Native Americans.
• C) Because property holding was widespread in the American colonies, the right to vote extended to a greater proportion of the male population than Britain, New France, or anywhere else in the world.
• D) Because a British royal governor often headed the American colonial governments, the right to vote had the same scope as it did in England but was much broader than in New France.
• E) Because the American colonies lacked elected legislatures but New France and Britain each had a variation of an elected assembly, the right to vote in the American colonies was highly limited.

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