In the 19th century, suffrage, or the right to vote, was extended to poor people and African Americans, although with severe limitations for both.
The same way they do now. The poor cursed the rich and the rich cursed the poor.
Very poor
He was moved by working-class struggles and the realities of poor people
The poor lived in tenements, which are like modern day slums.
He was moved by working-class struggles and the realities of poor people
The American was different in that the early Americans were poor compared to those in the 19th century.
Voting was not only difficult or impossible for blacks in the 1800s, but also to the very poor. Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to prevent poor people from voting.
He was moved by working-class struggles and the realities of poor people
It was a system of laws that aimed to help relief the poor rate payers
The urban problems that developed in the 19th century included drinking as well as poor living conditions.
The poor lived in tenements, which are like modern day slums.