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What was the MAIN goal of grandfather clauses such as this that were adopted in many states in the South? (1 point)
to ensure that Black citizens were able to exercise their right to vote by exempting them from restrictions on voting
to grant all people who lived in the United States when the clauses were made law the right to vote regardless of gender
to grant all men who lived in the United States when the clauses were made law the right to vote regardless of their wealth
to exempt white citizens from voting restrictions that were created to stop Black citizens from exercising their right to vote
to ensure that Black citizens were able to exercise their right to vote by exempting them from restrictions on voting
to grant all people who lived in the United States when the clauses were made law the right to vote regardless of gender
to grant all men who lived in the United States when the clauses were made law the right to vote regardless of their wealth
to exempt white citizens from voting restrictions that were created to stop Black citizens from exercising their right to vote
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The MAIN goal of grandfather clauses was **to exempt white citizens from voting restrictions that were created to stop Black citizens from exercising their right to vote**. These clauses allowed individuals to bypass literacy tests, poll taxes, and other discriminatory voting requirements if their grandfathers had been able to vote before the Civil War, effectively disenfranchising Black voters while permitting white voters to retain their voting rights.
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