Question
Why did Southern states use poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses as Reconstruction came to an
end? (1 point)
O to ensure voters would remain loyal to the Union
O to keep poor white Southerners from voting
O to maintain Republican control of state governments
O to keep African Americans from voting
end? (1 point)
O to ensure voters would remain loyal to the Union
O to keep poor white Southerners from voting
O to maintain Republican control of state governments
O to keep African Americans from voting
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: **O to keep African Americans from voting.**
These measures were enacted primarily to disenfranchise Black voters and maintain white supremacy in the South after Reconstruction ended. Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to create barriers that disproportionately affected African Americans, while grandfather clauses allowed some white voters to bypass these restrictions based on their ancestors' voting rights prior to the Civil War.
These measures were enacted primarily to disenfranchise Black voters and maintain white supremacy in the South after Reconstruction ended. Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to create barriers that disproportionately affected African Americans, while grandfather clauses allowed some white voters to bypass these restrictions based on their ancestors' voting rights prior to the Civil War.