The Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1870 (5.43-5.45)

All former Confederate states had to ban segregation to rejoin the Union.

All former Confederate states had to ban slavery to rejoin the Union.

All former Confederate states had to ban poll taxes to rejoin the Union.

All former Confederate states had to pay taxes to rejoin the Union.

The Constitution of 1870 gave African American men and women the right to vote

The Constitution of 1870 established a poll tax

The Constitution of 1870 denied African Americans the right to vote

The Constitution of 1870 established Jim Crow laws to protect African Americans at the polls

To ban slavery

To allow African Americans the right to vote

To segregate white and black Americans

To ban poll taxes

African Americans got a better education than Whites.

Reconstruction in Tennessee came to an end.

Discrimination against African Americans became common.

A Constitutional Convention was held in 1870.

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eliminate

award

separate

Offer legal services

Helped former slaves find land

Provide food, housing, and medical care

Collect poll taxes on Election day