Question

What laws were put in place to limit the political participation of Black Americans after the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?(1 point)
Responses

required tests that showed their knowledge of politics and payment of a poll tax
required tests that showed their knowledge of politics and payment of a poll tax

taxes required to vote in elections and proof of U.S. citizenship
taxes required to vote in elections and proof of U.S. citizenship

taxes required for a person to vote and tests that showed their ability to read and write
taxes required for a person to vote and tests that showed their ability to read and write

tests that showed their ability to read and write and proof of residency

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**taxes required for a person to vote and tests that showed their ability to read and write.**

These measures, known as literacy tests and poll taxes, were commonly implemented in various states, particularly in the South, to disenfranchise Black Americans and other marginalized groups after the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.