Jim Crow and Voting

Making people pay an annual fee in order to vote.

• Poll tax

• etiquette

• grandfather clause

• literacy

What was the purpose of the grandfather clause?

• To allow anyone to vote that had a grandfather born in Georgia.

• To allow grandfathers to vote without paying a poll tax.

• To allow a veteran or descendant of a veteran to vote.

• To allow anyone to vote if a father or grandfather had voted before 1867.

Choose one method used to suppress voting rights of African Americans during the Jim Crow era and then explain it.

- literacy test

- intimidation

- poll taxes

- grandfather clause

What amendment stated, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

• 13

• 14

• 15

How did the removal of federal troops after Reconstruction change the South?

• It permitted Radical Republicans to gain increased influence in state governments.

• It allowed racial discrimination to be institutionalized with the passage of Jim Crow Laws.

• It had little effect on southern states because Reconstruction had been generally successful.

• It ensured that African Americans would continue to vote and have a say in local and state governments.

What happened from 1870s-1960s (C)?

• Jim Crow

• Reconstruction

• Slavery

• The Civil War

What amendment lets all men of any race vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

What were Jim Crow laws primarily designed to enforce?

• Racial segregation

• Voting rights for all

• Economic equality

• Environmental protection

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was intended to grant African American men the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What was a common method used to prevent African Americans from voting during the Jim Crow era?

• Literacy tests

• Free transportation to polls

• Open debates

• Public celebrations