Part of the problem with being a colonist, prior to independence from England, was you had few rights. Most major political decisions were made by the king, and therefore, there was little voting of any kind in the colonies-- there was just obedience to the monarchy, and there were local leaders (royal governors) who made sure his will was carried out. But when the US declared its independence, that allowed some voting to occur-- most of the new states created their own constitutions; but as in England, only free white men (especially from the upper class) could vote. Some states tried to deny Catholics or Jews the right to vote, and no states allowed women or black people to vote.
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony had a religious centered government. In order for a person to vote in the colony they had to be a member of the Congregational Church.
You have to be a white males who owned property to have the right to vote, women,slave,black... can't vote.
Gender and race were the two of the main qualifications for voting in the thirteen colonies in 1763
The Massachusetts Bay colony had houses made out of wood and nails and hammers were invented.
What woman was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and started delaware?anne huchinson
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The first successful colony planted in what became known as New England was the Plymouth Colony in 1620. This colony was founded at Plymouth Rock in what is now Massachusetts by the Pilgrims from the Mayflower. The colony existed until 1691 when it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The oldest existing political entity is Massachusetts which was founded as the Massachusetts Bay Colony at present day Boston in 1630.
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