Why was voter turnout low in indian territory on the issue of ratifying the sequoyah constitution? a. many people thought that they could not vote in the election. b. many republicans believed that their votes would not be counted by the democrats. c. many settlers thought that congress would not seriously consider sequoyah statehood. d. many democrats believed that sequoyah statehood would pass overwhelmingly.

The correct answer is C) Many settlers thought that Congress would not seriously consider Sequoyah statehood.

Voter turnout was low in the Indian Territory on the issue of ratifying the Sequoyah Constitution because many settlers thought that Congress would not seriously consider Sequoyah statehood.

We are talking about the Sequoya Constitutional Convention organized by the Native American Indian tribes on August 21, 1905, at the Hinton theater in the  Muskogee, Oklahoma. The Indians wanted to protect their tribes' territories, a jurisdiction separated from the official Oklahoma territory and wanted to name the Sequoyah state. But the participation was not as high as it was foreseen. Voter turnout was low in the Indian Territory on the issue of ratifying the Sequoyah Constitution because many settlers thought that Congress would not seriously consider Sequoyah statehood.

b) they want the land taken away from the wealthy landowners and given to peasants.