60-Second Civics: Episode 4126, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 7: Dorr Rebellion
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Rhode Island was the only state after 1840 that did not have universal enfranchisement of white men. So, Thomas Wilson Dorr convened a "People's Convention" to draft a new state constitution that allowed all white men to vote. This led to a brief civil war in the state.
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