What made New Jersey´s new constitution of 1776 unique?
A) It granted free blacks the vote.
B) It permanently disenfranchised all Loyalists.
C) It enabled some women to vote (for a time).
D) It was ratified by direct popular vote.
E) It ceded all of the state´s lands west of Pennsylvania to the federal Congress.

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New Jersey's constitution of 1776 was unique because it had provisions that allowed some women to vote, a right that was very rare at the time. This was based on property ownership rather than gender, enabling women who met certain property requirements to participate in elections until 1807, when the law was changed to restrict voting rights to white males only.

What Made New Jersey´s New Constitution of 1776 Unique