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They had to pay a high poll tax and if they could pay that they had to pass an almost impossible test.
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What main advantages did the African American slave enjoyed during reconstruction?
African American slaves enjoyed a period when they were allowed to vote. :-)
What does grandfather clauses mean to African Americans who wanted to vote?
Grandfather clauses required all voters to prove that their grandparents had voted for them to be able to exercise the right to vote. This effectively prevented African-Americans from voting since their grandparents were usually slaves.
Which group saw a significant increase in the number of voters in the south during reconstruction?
Afrcan Americans because of the 15th Amendment gave all african america males right to vote
How old did you have to be to vote in athens?
A male of 18 years old. No slaves or immigrants were allowed to vote.
Who could vote in athens?
woman,slaves and immagrantys were not allowed to vote in ancient Athens
How did former slaves get the right to vote?
1867 reconstruction act
What main advantages did the African American slave enjoyed during reconstruction?
African American slaves enjoyed a period when they were allowed to vote. :-)
Is this true or false During Reconstruction all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote and to hold elected office?
True
What laws were passed during the reconstruction?
What laws were passed during the reconstruction?
What was poll tax during Reconstruction?
The poll tax was proof that tax payments were made. Poll taxes were required in many Southern states in order to vote.
Which group of people was allowed to vote during the reconstruction?
African Americans
What was the 1930s reconstruction?
The Reconstruction Era was the period of time following the Civil War when Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson worked to bring the South back to normal as quickly as possible. Slaves were freed during Reconstruction, giving black men the right to vote for the first time in 1867.
which of these describes the reconstruction amendments a.they provided former slaves with civil rights. b. they prohibited the sale of alcohol. c. they gave women the right to vote. d. they required men to register for the draft?
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What did it mean for a state to disenfranchise in the south after the civil war?
The "franchise" is the right to vote; to "disenfranchise" means to deny someone the right to vote. In the south after the war, during reconstruction, white men generally were not allowed to vote, and the freed slaves were allowed to vote. As soon as reconstruction was over whites regained political power and though various laws (poll taxes, literacy tests) again disenfranchised the blacks. (No women could vote until 1920).
Who was allowed to vote during reconstruction in Florida?
White men over 21.
What was the 1930s?
The Reconstruction Era was the period of time following the Civil War when Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson worked to bring the South back to normal as quickly as possible. Slaves were freed during Reconstruction, giving black men the right to vote for the first time in 1867.
Laws instituted in the south during reconstruction aimed at forcing blacks back into slave labor?
Despite emancipation reconstruction governments used Jim Crowe laws to further the political and social repressions of former slaves and their descendants. These included denial of the right to vote and both social and official forms of segregation.
