Why Did Property Restrictions and Voting Restrictions Exist in the Colonies

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why did property restrictions and voting restrictions exist in the colonies?

• A) Too many poor people were well-educated in the public schools and this threatened to upset the social order.
• B) Members of the upper-class minority took for granted their right to govern and were not about to risk the existing social order by extending voting rights.
• C) The colonial charters required the colonies to follow the same rules and procedures for voting as in England.
• D) Since land was easier to acquire and more evenly distributed, royal authorities imposed restrictions to limit the ability of the colonists to gain experience with self-government.

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