17. D. Plessy vs. Ferguson
18. A. Jim Crow laws
19. E. Poll tax
20. B. Literacy test
21. C. Grandfather clause
Match the term to its description: Put the letter in the box.
Place letter here Description:
17. Plessy vs.
Ferguson A. They were designed to keep African Americans apart from White Americans, it prevented voting, intermarriage, and voting.
18. Jim Crow laws B. A way of keeping poor people from voting
19. Poll tax C. It said that you were excused from the literacy tests if your grandfather had been eligible to vote on January 1, 1867. (of course, AfAmericans were not allowed to vote at that time.)
20. Literacy test D. Said that the separation of races was legal, it paved the way for the injustices of the next 50 years.
21. Grandfather clause E. A way of keeping uneducated people from voting.
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