African American Social Developments: Evidence of Discrimination - Voting Rights

Question 1

What did the 15th Amendment say?

Answer 1

All men had the equal right to vote

Question 2

What did Georgia do to prevent African Americans from voting?

Answer 2

They introduced a poll tax of $2

Question 3

What was the average African-American wage a day in the South in the late 1800s?

Answer 3

$0.75 a day

Question 4

What did Louisiana do in 1898?

Answer 4

They introduced legislation stating no African-Americans could vote if their grandfather had not voted before Jan 1st, 1867

Question 5

Give 2 reasons why it was unlikely many African-Americans in Louisiana voted in an election before 1867

Answer 5

There were only mid-term elections and they were getting on their feet from the end of the Civil War

Question 6

What did Mississippi do in 1890?

Answer 6

They introduced a literacy test for African Americans to be able to vote