Which landmark 1864 structural reform enacted by Alexandru Ioan Cuza transferred ownership of land to over 400,000 peasant families?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Legea rurală (Agrarian Reform Law)
- Step 1: The 1864 Rural Law abolished clacă (feudal tithes) and made peasants direct landowners. Answer: Legea rurală (Agrarian Reform Law). Why not the others: Secularization seized monastic estates, public instruction made primary school free/compulsory, and Statutul modified the constitution.
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