A primary reason that both women and blacks were largely excluded from the expansion of democracy was:

a. the argument that, since they did not have the vote in England, they ought not to have the vote in America.
b. that they were not citizens, so they could not vote.
c. that both groups were viewed as being naturally incapable and thus unfit for suffrage.
d. that members of neither group had asked to be included in politics.
e. that both groups were largely illiterate, and literacy was a necessary skill for political participation.


Answer: c. that both groups were viewed as being naturally incapable and thus unfit for suffrage.

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