Removing poll taxes and literacy tests helped to eliminate voting barriers for African-Americans. These were initially put in place after the passing of the Reconstruction amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th amendments). This was supposed to significantly reduce the amount of African-Americans who were eligible to vote.
This is due to the fact that many African-Americans after the Civil War era did not have the ability to read or write, as they were forced to work on plantations in the South. Along with this, poll taxes were also extremely limiting, as African-Americans were not able to earn wages as slaves.
Ultimately, the removing of these barriers leads to increased voter turnout for African-Americans.
Ulysses S. Grant is the answer
David Wilmot was a Pennsylvania-born congressman who opposed slavery. His "proviso"—a clause tacked on to a number of legislation being debated in Congress—prohibited slavery in all of the new territory won from Mexico following the Mexican War. Although the proviso was well-liked in the North, it was vehemently opposed by the South and never became a part of the legislation. It declared that slavery would be outlawed in any new area that the United States might take over from Mexico. The argument over whether slavery still exists in the West was rekindled.
The correct answer is:
- Women would be allowed to own land.
- Undesirable settlers were encouraged to claim lands in Georgia's western frontier.
Explanation:
Georgia was the last of the 13 Colonies to become a Royal colony and the last to join the American Revolution. Before Georgia became a Royal colony, it was a Trustee colony, founded by <u>James Oglethorpe. </u>
Georgia had three Royal governors, that acted as Representatives of the King, its first Royal governor was John Reynolds in 1754. When Georgia became a Royal colony many things changed, <em>undesirable settlers (mostly Scot-Irish) established on the frontier of Georgia. Royal governors allowed colonists and women to own land </em><em>but African Americans and poor people couldn't</em>. Georgia transitioned from <u>not allowing slavery</u> during the Trustee government,<u> to allow slavery </u>under the Royal government.
