What qualification allowed a man to vote for governor and members of the General Court in seventeenth-century Massachusetts?
A) Land ownership
B) Wealth
C) Length of residence in America
D) His ancestry
E) Church membership

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In seventeenth-century Massachusetts, voting rights were primarily based on church membership, as the colony was a theocratic society where only male church members could vote.

What Qualification Allowed a Man to Vote for Governor and Members