Property Requirements for Suffrage, 1790-1850
1st) year
2nd) states in
union
3rd) states with property
requirements
1790 13 10
1800 16 10
1810 17 9
1820 23 9
1830 24 8
1840 26 7
1850 31 4
To help you understand the data presented here, answer the following questions.
1. How did the number of states in the union change between 1790 and 1850? In the column that shows the
number of states in the union, draw an arrow that shows the direction of change.
2. How did the number of states with property requirements change during the same time period? In the
column that shows the number of states with property requirements for voting, draw an arrow that shows the
direction of change.
3. Calculate the percentage of states that had property requirements in 1790. Calculate the percentage of
states that had property requirements in 1850.
4. Based on what you know about American history, what accounted for the change in the number of states?
5. What connection can you see between the cause of the change in the number of states and the direction of
change in the number of states with property requirements?
6. Why do you think might that have been true? List at least two possible reasons.