In the early to mid-nineteenth century, property qualifications for voting

A) continued in Virginia because large-scale slaveholders dominated the state's politics.
B) survived in all of the slave states but in none of the free states.
C) died out entirely, allowing all whites to vote in every state.
D) were more popular in newer states than in the original thirteen.
E) disappeared because of the Voting Rights Act championed by President Andrew Jackson.

Property Qualifications

Criteria mandating the ownership of a certain amount of property to enjoy specific rights, such as voting or holding public office, historically used to limit the political participation of certain groups.

Voting

The act of expressing a choice or preference in a decision-making process, often seen in democratic societies for electing leaders or making decisions on policies.

Nineteenth Century

A period extending from January 1, 1801, to December 31, 1900, marked by industrial revolution, colonial expansion, and major social reforms.