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Which British legal tradition was followed in the United States?

T
ot allowed to hold property.
l lowed to run for office.
C Women were not allowed to inherit family names.

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The correct answer is women were not allowed to hold property

Explanation: The woman was seen as a mere object. It was the father's possession as a girl, the husband's possession as a young man, and if he eventually became a widow, he became the family property of the dead husband's father.

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