Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses

were adopted in Southern States primarily to

(1) enforce the terms of the 15th amendment

(2) keep African Americans from exercising their

right to vote

(3) stop criminals and immigrants from voting

(4) eliminate bribery and corruption at polling

places

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Alanna Nicholson

30 June, 11:54

Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses

were adopted in Southern States primarily to

(1) enforce the terms of the 15th amendment

(2) keep African Americans from exercising their

right to vote

(3) stop criminals and immigrants from voting

(4) eliminate bribery and corruption at polling

places

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were adopted in Southern States primarily to keep African Americans from exercising their

right to vote.

Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauseswere adopted in Southern States primarily to(1) enforce the terms of the 15th amendment(2) keep African Americans from exercising theirright to vote(3) stop criminals and immigrants from voting(4) eliminate bribery and corruption at pollingplaces