Answer: Slavery in Brazil began long before the first Portuguese settlement was established in 1516, as members of one tribe would enslave captured members of another. Slave trading was part of a highly profitable triangle of trade that spanned the Atlantic. Manufactured goods were traded to the West African coast for slaves, who were shipped to the sugar colonies (the infamous Middle Passage) and sugar, molasses and rum were shipped from the islands to England. For 350 long years, slavery was the heart of the Brazilian economy. ... Slaves were so pivotal to our economy that Ina von Binzer, a German educator who lived here during the late 1800s, wrote: “In this country, the Blacks occupy the main role. They are responsible for all the labor and produce all the wealth in this land.
Bolivar went to Paris and there he lived with Fanny du Villars. He eventually read many books that contained a message of freedom. He was influenced by Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Condillac, Buffon, D'Alembert, Helvetius, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and especially Rousseau. In the end, because of that, he vowed to free Venezuela.
Answer: B. Keep minorities from voting
Explanation:
Poll taxes were used to make it impossible for slaves to vote because they were all financially struggling due to being recently freed.
Literacy tests made sure that people were allowed to read and speak english which slaves were not because they weren't allowed to read.
Grandfather clause exempted rich and wealthy people from having to do Literacy tests and poll taxes which made it unfair for blacks.
