Question

What was the purpose of the poll tax? A. to make it difficult for African Americans to vote B. to make it difficult for poor whites to vote C. to help pay candidates’ election costs D. to make it easy for African Americans to vote E. to make it difficult for all poor people to vote

Answer 1

A specifically bc they knew african americans has just gotten “freedom” from slavery so they obviously weren’t educated or had any money it was the way for the government to pretend they cared about equality but in reality they knew they wouldn’t be able to vote

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is A

Explanation: Even though African Americans were allowed to vote people still tried many ways to keep them from voting such as the literacy test and the poll tax.