Reconstruction Poll tax

What is the cartoon's purpose?

• To explain the Reconstruction era

• To study African Americans' voting rights.

• To understand why literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clause were used.

• To show the difficulties African Americans faced in voting.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What does the man on the escalator represent?

• African American voter

• Illiterate African American voter

• President

• Privileged white voter

What obstacles did African Americans face in voting?

• Literacy tests, poll tax, grandfather clause

• Citizenship requirements, age restrictions, residency

• Gender discrimination, property ownership, religious beliefs

• School, Video Games, Technology

What was the purpose of literacy tests?

• To ensure voters were educated

• To ensure everyone could cook

• To discourage African Americans from voting

• To assess language proficiency

Why was the poll tax unfair to African Americans?

• It required payment each time they voted

• It only applied to African Americans

• They needed a car

What was the purpose of the grandfather clause?

• To let white voters avoid literacy tests.

• To allow African Americans to vote freely

• To prevent African Americans from voting

• To grant voting rights to immigrants

What was the effect of the Jim Crow laws on African Americans?

• They were beneficial for African Americans

• They enforced racial segregation in the South

• They granted voting rights to African Americans

• They had no impact on African Americans

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the purpose of the literacy tests during the Reconstruction era?

• To educate African Americans

• To prevent African Americans from voting

• To assess literacy level

• To encourage school attendance