RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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The literacy test and the poll tax were devised mainly to
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raise money for political campaigns
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establish uniform national voting requirements
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eliminate fraudulent voting practices
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limit the number of African Americans qualified to vote
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Poll taxes, literacy tests, fraud and intimidation all turned African Americans away from the polls. Until the Supreme Court struck it down in 1915, many states used the “grandfather clause “ to keep descendents of slaves out of elections.
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