What was the goal of implementing a poll tax?

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Responses

To limit Republican influence in southern states
To limit Republican influence in southern states - no response given

To keep sharecroppers on farms with unpaid debts
To keep sharecroppers on farms with unpaid debts - no response given

To stop African Americans from voting
To stop African Americans from voting - no response given

To make sure disenfranchised voters could participate
To make sure disenfranchised voters could participate - no response given

Answer 1

The primary goal of implementing a poll tax was to stop African Americans from voting. Poll taxes were used as a means of disenfranchisement, particularly in Southern states, making it more difficult for Black citizens and poor whites to participate in elections. By requiring payment of a tax to vote, it disproportionately affected those who were economically disadvantaged.

Answer 2

whcih one was the right answer?

Answer 3

The right answer is "To stop African Americans from voting." Poll taxes were primarily used as a tool of disenfranchisement to suppress African American voting rights, particularly in the Southern United States after the Reconstruction era.