Identify a requirement to hold elected office in the state senate under the South Carolina 1790 Constitution.(1 point)

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own £150 sterling worth of debt-free real estate in the district in which he wanted to run for office
own £150 sterling worth of debt-free real estate in the district in which he wanted to run for office

own £300 sterling worth of debt-free real estate in the district in which he wanted to run for office
own £300 sterling worth of debt-free real estate in the district in which he wanted to run for office

own 500 acres of land and 10 enslaved people in the district in which he wanted to run for office
own 500 acres of land and 10 enslaved people in the district in which he wanted to run for office

own £500 sterling worth of debt-free real estate in the district in which he wanted to run for office

Answer 1

Under the South Carolina 1790 Constitution, a requirement to hold elected office in the state senate was to own £300 sterling worth of debt-free real estate in the district in which he wanted to run for office.