Question

The Tennessee Constitution of 1834 was important because it
A.
extended the right to vote to white men who did not own property.
B.
extended the right to vote to white women who were not married.
C.
gave free African Americans the right to make contracts.
D.
gave free African Americans the right to serve on juries.

Answer 1

A. It removed the property requirement and expanded the franchise to all white men, regardless of property ownership (while still excluding women and most African Americans).