SET 1: Beseeched, Commended, Deter, Illusion, and Oppression. 1. When the United States was founded, only 20-25% of the population had the right to vote. This means 75% of the people living in the 13 original states had no say in the government. 75% of people in the U.S. at its founding experienced - because - .
75% of people in the U.S. at its founding experienced oppression because they were denied the basic right to vote and have a say in the government. They were beseeched by a system that did not value their opinions or allow them to participate in the democratic process. It was a form of deterrence that sought to limit their influence and perpetuate the illusion of a government that represented all its citizens, even though it did not.
