Question
Read the information in the table and answer the question.
Nineteenth Century Voting Laws in the South:
• Implementation of poll taxes
• Administration of literacy tests
• Property ownership requirements
• Enforcement of grandfather clauses
Measures like these were a reaction to
A.
the growing power of political machines.
B.
the concerns about widespread voter fraud.
C.
the expansion of Black American voting rights.
D.
the concentration of influence by wealthy landowners.
Nineteenth Century Voting Laws in the South:
• Implementation of poll taxes
• Administration of literacy tests
• Property ownership requirements
• Enforcement of grandfather clauses
Measures like these were a reaction to
A.
the growing power of political machines.
B.
the concerns about widespread voter fraud.
C.
the expansion of Black American voting rights.
D.
the concentration of influence by wealthy landowners.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Measures like those listed in the table, such as poll taxes, literacy tests, property ownership requirements, and grandfather clauses, were primarily a reaction to **C. the expansion of Black American voting rights.** These laws were implemented in the South as a means to disenfranchise Black voters and maintain white supremacy following the Reconstruction era.