After the Civil War, Republicans attempted to:
a. disenfranchise newly freed slaves in order to maintain Republican control over the defeated southern states.
b. enfranchise newly freed slaves in order to maintain Republican control over the defeated southern states.
c. disenfranchise all property-owning whites in order to maintain Republican control over the defeated southern states.
d. enfranchise women in order to maintain Republican control over the defeated southern states.