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Explain how the poll tax and literacy tests were not a violation of the 15 amendment?
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Of the election practices did progressives argue for?
Literacy tests--APEXVS
What did southern whites use to disenfranchise African Americans after the civil?
poll taxes and literacy tests
What did the poll tax for literacy tests do?
Stopped African Americans from being able to register to vote.
Did many southern states use literacy tests and poll taxes to prevent black citizens from voting?
Ten Southern states implemented literacy tests and poll taxes to disenfranchise black citizens. These were done effectively through the passage of the Black Codes.
Why could African Americans not vote after The Reconstruction Poll taxes and literacy tests?
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery- but that's all it did. Slaves were considered property- they were owned, just like you own a car, a house, or a chair. They were rarely ever taught how to read or write, and because they were owned, they generally didn't own anything. So then, on December 18th, 1865, slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment. These people who previously had nothing were suddenly free. They still had nothing and still couldn't read or write. So poll taxes and literacy tests were easy ways to prevent these newly freed black people from voting.
What are 2 ways blacks were disenfranchised from voting even after the nth amendment passed?
Literacy Tests and Property Requirements
What did southern whites use to disenfranchise African American during reconstruction?
Poll taxes and literacy tests
What is the basic provision of the 15Th amendment?
it gave african americans the right to vote by getting rid of the grandfather clauses and the literacy tests which blocked them from voting
When were the literacy test abolished?
Literacy tests were abolished officially in 1965.
Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in this amendment?
Collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests I believe so
When were literacy tests abolished?
1965
What did southerner whites use to disenfranchise African Americans after the civil war?
poll taxes and literacy tests
How did southern states get around the 15th amendment and restrict African American?
The 15th amendment granted every citizen the right to vote. This right was abridged by imposing poll taxes blacks often couldn't afford and requiring "literacy" tests which were rigged to prevent blacks from passing while whites were exempted from the tests.
Literacy Tests?
This refers to state government practices of administering tests to prospective voters purportedly to test their literacy in order to vote. In practice, these tests were intended to disenfranchise African-Americans.
How did southern stated top Africa Americans from voting after the 15th amendment was passed?
Southern states instituted poll taxes (where someone has to pay to vote), literacy tests (where someone has to read and sometimes explain part of the Constitution or another government document) and grandfather clauses, which mean that you are only eligible to vote if your grandfather was.
What election practices did progressive argue for?
literacy tests
What is the difference between the literacy tests given to the African Americans compared to those given to white?
African Americans and Whites are given exactly the same literacy tests.
