| 1796-1826 |
National Iconography |
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| 1796 |
Edward Savage, “Liberty” |
| 1796 |
Gilbert Stuart, portrait of George Washington |
| 1726 |
John Neagle, “Patrick Lyon at his Forge” |
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| 1776-1807 |
Suffrage in New Jersey |
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| 1776 |
“every person” (with property worth 50 pounds or more) |
| 1806 |
election tainted by fraud and violence by middle-class white men |
| 1807 |
“free, white, male, citizens” (without any property requirement) |
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| 1789-1971 |
Suffrage Reform in the United States |
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| 1789 |
property-holding white men could vote |
| 1843 |
Rhode Island was last state to ban property restrictions on male suffrage: universal white male suffrage |
| 1870 |
black men could vote |
| 1920 |
women could vote |
| 1971 |
18-year-olds could vote |
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| 1749-1796.... |
Life of Matthew Lyon |
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| 1749 |
born in Ireland |
| 1764 |
immigrated to Connecticut as servant in meat store |
| 1772 |
bought farm |
| 1774-1783 |
moved to Vermont and served in revolutionary army and government |
| 1783-1790 |
built mills and factories to grind grain, saw wood, make nails, forge iron, print paper |
| 1793 |
published newspaper “The Farmer’s Library” (slogan: “The Freedom of the people cannot be supported without knowledge and industry.”) |
| 1790 |
90 newspapers in United States |
| 1800 |
230 newspapers |
| 1790-1794 |
lost three elections for Congress |
| 1796 |
won election |
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| 1798-1800 |
Matthew Lyon and Political Congroversy |
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| Jan. 30, 1798 |
spat in Roger Griswold’s face, on floor of Congress |
| Feb. 15, 1798 |
was beaten with cane by Roger Griswold, on floor of Congress |
| 1798 |
published newspaper “The Scourge of Aristocracy” |
| 1798 |
arrested under new Sedition Act for criticizing President John Adams; won re-election from prison |
| 1800 |
Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams in presidential election — “Revolution of 1800” |