Literacy tests and grandfather clauses were

enacted in the South after the Reconstruction

Era primarily to

(1) increase the number of women voters

(2) limit the number of African American voters

(3) guarantee that voters could read and write

(4) ensure that formerly enslaved persons met

property requirements

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Sonny

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15 August, 17:11

Literacy tests and grandfather clauses were

enacted in the South after the Reconstruction

Era primarily to

(1) increase the number of women voters

(2) limit the number of African American voters

(3) guarantee that voters could read and write

(4) ensure that formerly enslaved persons met

property requirements

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Blackjack · Answer 1

"Literacy tests and grandfather clauses were enacted in the South after the Reconstruction Era primarily to " (2) limit the number of African American voters" which was a problem all the way until the Civil Rights movement in the 50s and 60s.