Question

Which is an example of a voting requirement that was used to prevent African Americans from voting during the Jim Crow era?

A)poll tax
B)grandfather requirement
C)property requirement
D)ballot stuffing

Answer 1

the poll tax is the answer your looking for.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. poll tax

Poll taxes were introduced because the white voters knew that the African-American community could not pay these taxes due to poverty. Another mechanic common was a literacy test where the African-American community almost always failed because they were segregated when it came to education.