In the Document "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City

question 57

Multiple Choice

In the document "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City of Richmond," what were the freeholders claiming?

• A) A majority of white males were not allowed to vote.
• B) Immigrants should be granted suffrage.
• C) Poor farm workers needed to be granted a free plot of land from the government in Virginia.
• D) The voting age needed to be lowered to fifteen.
• E) Women should be allowed to vote in local elections.

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Definitions:

Quota System

A method for controlling immigration or trade by allocating specific limits to certain groups or countries.

Immigrants

People who move to a country other than their native one to live, often in search of better living conditions, employment, or to escape conflict.

Freedom

The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

Affluence

The state of having a great deal of wealth or material goods; wealthiness.