Jefferson Successfully Fought to End Entail and Primogeniture in Virginia

question 84

Multiple Choice

Jefferson successfully fought to end entail and primogeniture in Virginia in 1776. To what do entail and primogeniture refer?

• A) religious expression
• B) inheritance law
• C) women's right to choose their husbands
• D) the legality of slavery

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