In the 1800s, marriage laws in the United States varied by state, but generally, most states allowed marriage under the age of 18 with parental consent. Some states had even lower minimum ages based on English common law, which influenced early American legal standards.
Common Law Standards in the 1800s:
Under English common law, which many states followed, the minimum age of marriage was 12 for girls and 14 for boys without needing parental consent.
Many states maintained these standards well into the 19th century, though some had additional requirements for consent or court approval.
Marriage Laws by State in the 1800s:
Most states: Allowed girls as young as 12-14 and boys as young as 14-16 to marry, often with parental consent.
Some states: Raised the minimum age slightly (e.g., 15 or 16 for girls).
Few states: Implemented higher restrictions or required court approvals for exceptionally young marriages.
Examples of State-Specific Laws in the 1800s:
Massachusetts (mid-1800s) - The legal marriage age was 12 for girls and 14 for boys, following English common law.
New York (mid-1800s) - Recognized 14 for boys and 12 for girls, with parental consent often required under 21.
Tennessee (mid-to-late 1800s) - Allowed 12-year-old girls to marry with parental consent.
Alabama (late 1800s) - Had a minimum marriage age of 14 for boys and 12 for girls.
Kansas (late 1800s) - Required girls to be 12 and boys 14 to marry, aligning with English common law.
Reforms and Raising of Minimum Ages
By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, progressive reformers began advocating for raising the minimum marriage age. Many states gradually increased their minimum ages to 16 or 18 during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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to correct this abomination will take a HUGE HAND OF GOD.
Let us all pray that HE does what needs to be done to save our children and destroy those who are pushing pedophilia down our throats.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Map is outdated or incorrect…
I'd say many and perhaps the majority of the green regions really dont have functional legal systems. For what thats worth.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma
I love me some based Africans. People think they're so backwards over there, and maybe in some ways they are.. but there's definitely a silver lining.
Those are mostly our laws that they're too retarded to change, ironically. If it wasn't for us, every last one of them would be a pedo.
Actually used to be a lot worse. Per GPT:
In the 1800s, marriage laws in the United States varied by state, but generally, most states allowed marriage under the age of 18 with parental consent. Some states had even lower minimum ages based on English common law, which influenced early American legal standards.
Common Law Standards in the 1800s:
Marriage Laws by State in the 1800s:
Examples of State-Specific Laws in the 1800s:
Reforms and Raising of Minimum Ages
By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, progressive reformers began advocating for raising the minimum marriage age. Many states gradually increased their minimum ages to 16 or 18 during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Would you like details on a specific state’s marriage laws from the 1800s?
Liberalism has been around for centuries if not millenia.
Jesus who’s gonna tell him what a pedophile is?
to correct this abomination will take a HUGE HAND OF GOD. Let us all pray that HE does what needs to be done to save our children and destroy those who are pushing pedophilia down our throats. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Let me get this straight, Calif is supposedly 18 yet it is not illegal to have sex with someone ten years younger than you are.
Calif basically legalized pedophilia.
You don’t have that straight.