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Most people in the South at that time farmed and lived off the land, as well as the fact that most slaves only had agricultural skills. Land would allow them to work and make a living. This was however impeded by the development of the"black codes": laws that prohibited negros from owning land or working other than for a plantation owner.
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What was Bulldozing?
Using force to keep African Americans from voting.
Test preventing many african americans from voting?
Equality
When was the day that the negros could vote?
The day that African Americans were allowed to vote is an important date. August 6th, 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which allowed African Americans the right to vote.
Which was a hardship African Americans experienced in the years preceding World War 2?
African Americans experienced difficulty voting and segregation in schools
Why were southerners successful in using literacy tests to keep African Americans from voting?
Most African Americans had not learned to read while they were slaves.
What are the grandfather clauses of?
ways to prevent african americans from voting.
What are the grandfather clauses examples of?
ways to prevent african americans from voting.
What did Lincoln hope to do about voting after the civil war?
Lincoln hoped to limit voting to a small portion of African Americans.
What did the ku klux klan do diminish voting for African Americans?
They used threats and violence in order to prevent African Americans from voting
Why was voting and owning land so important to newly freed African-Americans?
They wanted land to make money to survive; they wanted to vote so that they could have control over their lives, as well as the same freedoms as everyone else.
How did FDR change the voting patterns of African-Americans?
African Americans began voting for democrats because of FDR. (apex)
How were African-Americans excluded from the voting?
African Americans were often excluded from the voting because they did not own land or pay the taxes required of voters. They were sometimes excluded from voting with the use of laws that excluded them.
What gave freedom citizenship and voting rights to African Americans?
The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the US Constitution gave citizenship and voting rights to African-Americans.
Black codes restricted African Americans from what?
all of the above.
When did African Americans get there voting rights?
15th ammement
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an effort to ensure voting rights for?
African Americans
How did the FDR change the voting patterns of African American?
African Americans began voting for democrats because of FDR. (apex)
