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What is a literacy requirement for voting how was it used to deny suffrage to certain groups?
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If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.
This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.
But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
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What is a literacy requirement for voting and how was it use to deny suffrage to certain groups?
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
What is a literacy requirement for voting and how was it used to deny suffrage to certain groups?
If you wanted to vote, you had to be able to read and write.This restriction was to discourage any ethnic group (other that white) from voting, because many (if not all) were not educated.But the literacy requirement was a double-edged sword; not many white men could read or write also.
Did both literacy test and poll taxes were instituted to deny certain groups from voting?
Yes, they were both instituted to keep certain groups from voting.
Is it true that both literacy tests and poll taxes were instituted to deny certain groups from voting?
Yes, both were instituted to deny certain groups the right to vote.
Which groups of people lacked suffrage during this period in U.S. history?
which groups of people lacked suffrage during this period in U.S. history name 2 groups
What were literacy requirements usually aimed at?
literacy requirements were usually aimed at minority groups
What groups main goal was women's suffrage?
the NAWSA
Which groups main goal was women's suffrage '?
NAWSA-
Why did the suffrage groups in the 1920s fight so hard for the right to vote?
i think suffrage groups in the 1920s fight so hard for the right to vote because they were very
What is the mandatory report?
Mandatory reporting refers to the legal requirement of certain groups of people to report a reasonable belief of child physical
Why did the suffrage groups fight so hard to vote in the 1920s?
The suffrage groups did fight so hard to vote in the 1920s because they wanted representation. By choosing their own leaders their issues would be addressed.
What daring tactics did Alice Paul employ to to help win suffrage for women that angered other suffrage groups?
protest marches and hunger strikes
