Show Dorr Dorrs Rebellion Dorrs Dorr's rebellion was an nn Insurrection In Rhode Island headed by Thomas W W. Dorr 42 41 having ha for Its object the extension of the suffrage which according to the charter of 1663 was restricted to holders of ot real estate and to their eldest sons Dorr chosen gov gov- governor governor governor by an nn Irregular election seized the state house at Providence Pro Ills His forces however were dispersed and he was tried for treason and sentenced to life Ufe Imprisonment In 1845 he was released The movement mo resulted In Inthe Inthe inthe the adoption In 1842 of a n constitution providing for tor extended suffrage |