Know and describe three ways the federal government attempted to secure rights from African Americans. Know and describe three other groups attempted to deny rights from African Americas. ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. Poll taxes- for them to vote they had to pay high taxes.(A lot of African Americans couldn't afford it)

2.Grandfather clause- exempted citizens with ancestors had voted before Jan. 1st 1867 to vote now.(No African Americans could vote at time period)

3. Literacy test- Had to pass this test otherwise I can't vote

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here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.