Which Texas document gave freedmen the right to hold office and attend public schools, made it illegal to disallow the right to vote due to voters' skin color, increased the power of the governor, and increased protection for public lands?

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Question options:

1) Emancipation Proclamation

2) 13th Amendment

3) Constitution of 1869

4) Congressional Reconstruction Act of 1870

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

3. Constitution of 1869

The Constitution of 1869 in Texas granted various rights to freedmen, including the right to hold office and attend public schools, and it made it illegal to deny the right to vote based on skin color. It also increased the powers of the governor and provided more protections for public lands.