Slaves and 'savages' were simply not considered fit for voting or Government leadership in the whole. Women did not vote, nor run for office generally either.
The situation was tenuous. The Nation was an experiment. You should read up on the risks the Nation faced in forming a new country.
But the Path was set.
America ended slavery -
and gave women the vote.
Indians were given citizenship.
But those changes do not happen 'over night' - and only a fool would try to bend entire civilizations in that manner.
1790 Immigration Act: Helo
'Fitness for Government' argument.
Slaves and 'savages' were simply not considered fit for voting or Government leadership in the whole. Women did not vote, nor run for office generally either.
The situation was tenuous. The Nation was an experiment. You should read up on the risks the Nation faced in forming a new country.
But the Path was set.
America ended slavery -
and gave women the vote.
Indians were given citizenship.
But those changes do not happen 'over night' - and only a fool would try to bend entire civilizations in that manner.