Why was it required that the Oklahoma Constitution include a clause making polygamy illegal?
A
National sentiment did not favor polygamy, and Congress did not want to upset the public.B
Many state leaders were reformed polygamists who did not want to encourage the practice in the state.C
Both New Mexico and Arizona were applying for statehood, but the federal government was wary of the large polygamous populations in the area.D
Men already outnumbered women in the territories, and the delegates did not want to make it any harder for men to find wives.