Correct. The answer is c. As evidence that the South’s political structure became increasingly democratic during the antebellum years, the author states that, by the 1850s, every state had instituted universal white male suffrage and removed property requirements for state officeholders.
Incorrect. The answer is c. As evidence that the South’s political structure became increasingly democratic during the antebellum years, the author states that, by the 1850s, every state had instituted universal white male suffrage and removed property requirements for state officeholders.