Question

Which legislation was issued or passed during Reconstruction in response to the use of poll taxes and literacy tests at voting stations?

Answer 1

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed during Reconstruction in response to the use of poll taxes and literacy tests at voting stations. This amendment, ratified in 1870, aimed to guarantee the right to vote for African American men by prohibiting the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.