The ability for individuals in American society to vote in elections increased for several different groups. This includes the ability of non land holding white citizens and African-American citizens who gained the right to vote with the 15th amendment. However, women were not allowed to vote based on their state constitutions. This all changed in 1920 when the 19th amendment to the US Constitution was passed. This law made it so that a person cannot be stopped from voting based on their gender.
A number of things here. First off, the British (actually the
English) began exerting control over parts of what is now Canada from
the 17th century. In particular the Hudson's Bay Company claimed
authority over all the lands draining into Hudson and James Bays, which
is a large part of modern Canada. Then in the 18th century Britain
ousted the French from what is now eastern Canada
