The Dorr War (dec 7, 1841 – may 2, 1850)
Description:
-was a demonstration of the feelings of exclusion of white men being able to vote
-led by a prominent Rhode Island lawyer - he became a governor
—inaugurated when reforms ratified their constitution
-reformers=group of propertyless wage earners who couldn't vote
—created their own constitution
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Unit 3 HUSH
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