The American Revolution …show more content…
This development was possible because even before the country gained independence from Britain, the right to vote had always at least been remarkably widespread among landowning white males. During these years the right to vote was defined by traditional British principles: Only men who had 50+ acres of land in their name and held concern for the welfare of their communities were allowed suffrage. After the Revolution came the abolition of property qualifications for voting. Homeland politics were often interfered with by the authority of the British parliament, even after the Revolution some British influences lingered within the colonies. As best described by Document B from the Pennsylvania Packet in 1779 Pro-Revolution Americans also referred to as Patriots sought to rid their nation of “every baneful wretch who wishes to see you fettered with the chains of tyranny”, or Loyalists, because allowing their being in their newly independent nation almost felt too similar to being under British rule. In other words, Patriots wanted to remove