In 1840,efforts to Expand Voting Rights in Rhode Island Resulted

question 65

Multiple Choice

In 1840,efforts to expand voting rights in Rhode Island resulted in

• A) new laws that actually further restricted voting rights.
• B) federal troops occupying the state capital for two years.
• C) female and black male suffrage for a brief period of time.
• D) an effort within the state to secede from the Union.
• E) two governments claiming control of the state.

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