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Explain the meanings of the terms by using them in a sentence.
a. literacy test b. poll tax

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Definition of poll tax

: a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults and often linked to the right to vote

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Starting in the 1890s, Southern states advanced measures to disfranchise blacks, including literacy tests, poll taxes and grandfather clauses.

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