The Influence Of Democracy In America
In American, democracy was not for everyone. Democracy in America excluded many people, based on their skin color, their way of life, and gender. Throughout 1815-1840, there had been many exclusions of people from democracy in America. One of these exclusions were the Indians. The Indians had changed their way of life considerably, learning the way of life of white people, building schools and adopting a constitution based on the one of the United States. But in the “Appeal of the Cherokee Nation” by E.C. Tracy, they are appealing the removal of their people. They believe it would be fatal to them and their interests. The Indians had also had treaties with the United States guaranteed their residence, privileges, and kept them secure against
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intruders. A court ruling by chief justice John Marshall determined that Georgia attempting to extend its jurisdiction was violating the tribe’s treaties with the United States, but in the end the end they were still excluded from democracy when presidents Jackson and Van Buren did not recognize the rulings validity. The Indian tribes were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi river, where over 4,000 Indians died on the trail of tears.
Another people who were excluded from democracy were black people.
Several states including Connecticut, New York, and Tennessee nearly or entirely removed the right of black people to vote. In 1837, a constitutional convention in Pennsylvania which contained the largest free black community removed the right of black people to vote. In the document “Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens”, it is pointed out that this was directly in contrast with the first principles of the constitution, that their fathers bled for taxation and representation. Black people had possessed $1,350,000 of real and personal estate in Philadelphia, and also had paid taxes for house, water, and ground rent. Most black people also had been employed by white men, which was a benefit to them. The removal of blacks right to vote in Pennsylvania and other states had been an exclusion of black people from democracy.
Women did not gain the right to vote until 1920, which is a long way from the time period of 1815-1840. No women could vote, even if they were white, and especially if they were black, as even black men were having trouble securing their right to vote at the time. Women not being allowed to vote was an exclusion of half the human population of the U.S from
democracy.
There were many people excluded from democracy in America based on color, gender, or way of life. Black people had been excluded from democracy based solely on their skin color. The Indians had been excluded from democracy because of their way of life. And women, who made up roughly half the population of America, had been excluded from democracy because they were not men.
intruders. A court ruling by chief justice John Marshall determined that Georgia attempting to extend its jurisdiction was violating the tribe’s treaties with the United States, but in the end the end they were still excluded from democracy when presidents Jackson and Van Buren did not recognize the rulings validity. The Indian tribes were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi river, where over 4,000 Indians died on the trail of tears.
Another people who were excluded from democracy were black people.
Several states including Connecticut, New York, and Tennessee nearly or entirely removed the right of black people to vote. In 1837, a constitutional convention in Pennsylvania which contained the largest free black community removed the right of black people to vote. In the document “Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens”, it is pointed out that this was directly in contrast with the first principles of the constitution, that their fathers bled for taxation and representation. Black people had possessed $1,350,000 of real and personal estate in Philadelphia, and also had paid taxes for house, water, and ground rent. Most black people also had been employed by white men, which was a benefit to them. The removal of blacks right to vote in Pennsylvania and other states had been an exclusion of black people from democracy.
Women did not gain the right to vote until 1920, which is a long way from the time period of 1815-1840. No women could vote, even if they were white, and especially if they were black, as even black men were having trouble securing their right to vote at the time. Women not being allowed to vote was an exclusion of half the human population of the U.S from
democracy.
There were many people excluded from democracy in America based on color, gender, or way of life. Black people had been excluded from democracy based solely on their skin color. The Indians had been excluded from democracy because of their way of life. And women, who made up roughly half the population of America, had been excluded from democracy because they were not men.