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Which of the following reforms did a commission insist must happen in Puerto Rico before any other reforms were made?

A.) improve education
B.) reduce taxes
C.) abolish slavery
D.) allow women to vote

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Abolish slavery was the reform that a commission insisted must happen in Puerto Rico before any other reforms were made.

On March 22, 1873, slavery was "abolished" in Puerto Rico, but with one significant caveat. The slaves were not emancipated; they had to buy their own freedom, at whatever price was set by their previous owners. The law required that the former slaves work for another three years for their former masters, other people interested in their services, or for the "state" in order to pay for some compensation

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Correct answer choice is :

C) Abolish slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1865, Puerto Rican Julio Vizcarrondo established the Sociedad Abolicionista Española in Madrid to support the freedom of the captives in the West Indies. He started a campaign to change public view utilizing a press established for the plan. The coming year, the Junta de Información was made and three Puerto Rican reformists were appointed as administrators. Segundo Ruiz Belvis, José Julián Acosta, and Francisco Mariano Quiñones.

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