RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Question
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Which of the following were tactics used in Southern states to stop African Americans from voting:
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Poll taxes
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Literacy Tests
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Lynching
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All of the above
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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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