Youth Involvement in 19th Century Politics
Jon Grinspan, author of The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social, Politics Personal, and Voting Popular in the Nineteenth Century, discusses youth interest during the 1800's including their partisan ideals, disenfranchisement with the minimum voting age of 21 years old, and their participation in political campaigns.
Description
Jon Grinspan, author of The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social, Politics Personal, and Voting Popular in the Nineteenth Century, discusses youth interest during the 1800's including their partisan ideals, disenfranchisement with the minimum voting age of 21 years old, and their participation in political campaigns.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why does Mr. Grinspan suggest youth were interested in politics in the 19th Century, despite their inability to vote?
- How does Mr. Grinspan compare the level of partisanship in the 19th Century to today?
- How did 19th century young men, women and African-Americans participate in political campaigns and rallies?
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Partisanship
- Party Affiliation
- Swing Vote
- Temperance