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progressive era
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Poll Tax | Tax on African Americans to prevent black from voting |
| 16Th Amendment | Allow congress to create income tax to increase government revenue |
| 17th Amendment | Allowed Americans to directly vote for their senators |
| 18 Amendment | Prohibition that banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol. |
| poll tax | tax on African Americans to prevent blacks from voting |
| literacy test | test given to African Americans to see if they could read or write |
| Grandfather Clause | If an ancestor was able to vote then you can vote |
| Jim Crow Laws | Laws in the South to enforce segregation |
| Plessy vs. Ferguson | Supreme Court case that legalized segregation |
| Booker T. Washington | Created Tuskegee Institute to advance blacks econimically |