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The only group in the Massachusetts colony who could vote were .?
Puritans
What did grandfather clauses mean to African Americans who wanted to vote?
They could not vote if their grandfather had not been allowed to vote.
Who could participate in the government in the southern colonies?
Mainly rich planters and lawyers, business owners. They were the only ones who could vote. Men who didn't own land couldn't vote, women couldn't vote, and slaves couldn't vote.
Why did the Massachusetts bay colony need a governor?
The colony had its own government with laws guided by religion. The only people allowed to vote were members of the church. In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, if you weren't a Puritan, you had to live somewhere else. This wasn't all bad,because it led to the beginning of other colonies.
What year did the US Government let 18 year olds vote?
Georgia in1943 New York state set the voting age at 18 years old in 1865. At that time, it applied only to white males. The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibited the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or condition of previous servitude. And the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote as well.
