RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Question
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Which of the following were a major provision of the 1868 SC Constitution? (8-5.3) (Select all that apply.)
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It based representation on population not land ownership.
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It gave all women the right to vote in South Carolina.
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It established a state publicly funded education system.
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It created a welfare system for the poor and elderly.
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It only allowed men that owned land the right to vote.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Additionally, the 1868 constitution abolished debtors’ prison, provided for public education, abolished property ownership as a qualification for office holding, granted some rights to women, and created counties.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most significantly, in 1810, an amendment granted the suffrage to all white men over the age of twenty-one. Scholar C. Blease Graham argues that, due to South Carolina’s secession in 1861, a new constitution should be considered as having been adopted at that time.
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