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Answer: Jim Crow laws, poll taxes
Explanation: Poll taxes, literacy tests, fraud, and intimidation all turned African Americans away from the polls. Until the Supreme Court struck it down in 1915, many states used the "grandfather clause " to keep descendants of slaves out of elections.
The Patriot Act is legislation passed in 2001 to improve the abilities of U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism. The act's official title is, “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism,” or USA-PATRIOT
New technologies like steam engines, railroads, and telegraphs made for communication and transportation easier. The ability to source and transport materials across the country with ease turned many local businesses into national companies.
