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  1. Establishing the People’s Court

    Legislative action mandates the election of local probate judges to manage wills, estates, and guardianship for the Territory.

    Jun 17, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  2. The Right to Vote in Washington Territory

    Legislative debates heat up over the enfranchisement of Indigenous people in the mid-1850s.

    Apr 22, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  3. The Fight Over Who Can Vote: Half-Breeds and the 1854 Legislature

    A heated debate erupts in the Council over whether 'half-breeds' should be granted the elective franchise, revealing deep tensions over literacy, race, and colonial control.

    Apr 29, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Exclusion & Resistance

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