Question

Which was an impact of expanding suffrage to Black men following the Civil War?
A. the passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
B. the lowering of the voting age
C. the implementation of poll taxes and literacy tests
D. the requirement to own land to vote

Answer 1

C. the implementation of poll taxes and literacy tests

Expanding suffrage to Black men following the Civil War, particularly during the Reconstruction era, led some states to implement measures like poll taxes and literacy tests that aimed to circumvent the newly gained voting rights of Black citizens by creating barriers to voting.