Read the following paragraph from the text and identify the central idea.

By the early 1800s, voting rights had been extended to most white men. Still, women and African Americans were not granted the vote until much later. Some men argued that women should concern themselves only with household and family matters.

• By the early 1800s, voting rights had been extended to most white men.
• By the early 1800s, women and African Americans still did not have the right to vote.
•Some men argued that women should concern themselves with household matter.
• In the early 1800s, all citizens of the United States held voting rights.

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The central idea of the paragraph is: "By the early 1800s, women and African Americans still did not have the right to vote." This statement captures the main point of the text, which discusses the extension of voting rights to most white men while highlighting the exclusion of women and African Americans from this privilege.