Question

how did states keep voting laws from applying to poor whites A poll tax B property ownership C literacy tests D grandfather clause

Answer 1

To keep voting laws from applying to poor whites, states often used **D) grandfather clause**. The grandfather clause allowed individuals to bypass certain voting requirements (like literacy tests or poll taxes) if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the Civil War. This effectively exempted many poor whites from the same barriers that were imposed on Black voters and other marginalized groups.

While all of the options listed were used at various times to suppress voting rights, the grandfather clause specifically provided an exemption for some white voters based on their ancestry.