USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Southern States tried to lessen the effect of the 15th Amendment by ____
A
Voters registration
B
Political parties
C
having slaves take a literacy test
D
Citizenship
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Many southern states reacted poorly to the 15th Amendment. In an attempt to circumvent the 15th Amendment, some states instituted a poll tax, charging money for the right to vote. This impacted both African Americans, who were excluded from most well-paying jobs, and poor white citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 15th Amendment, which sought to protect the voting rights of Black men after the Civil War, was adopted into the U.S. Constitution in 1870. Despite the amendment, within a few years numerous discriminatory practices were used to prevent Black citizens from exercising their right to vote, especially in the South.

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