Why did some local and state governments require voters to pass literacy tests and pay poll taxes in order to vote? a. they sought to control elections to maintain political offices for the members of their party. b. the states were in dire need of funds and found poll taxes would easily raise revenue. c. the states wanted to ensure that voters were intelligent enough to read the ballot. d. they wanted to limit the voting abilities of freedmen and poverty-stricken citizens.

Review the territory. all land from the bighorn mountains down to south dakota territory. what happened to this territory as a result of the treaty of fort laramie in 1868? it was confiscated by the us government, as a consequence for the battle of the little bighorn. it was given to the us government by the lakota sioux, who got reservation lands in exchange. it was gifted by the us government to the lakota sioux, who viewed it as a sacred place. it was allocated for lakota sioux to settle, but the us government maintained mining rights.

Why do you think the delegates to the first contintal congress believed that refusing to buy british goods would their cause?

On july 4, 1776, thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. the declaration of independence can be compared to a break up letter because jefferson explained why america wanted its independence from king george iii. read pages 516-520 in your textbook to discover why america wanted to be an independent country. you will write your own break up letter from the colonies to king george iii. your letter needs to be at least 5-7 sentences, include the issues/events leading up to this breaking point, and why the founding fathers felt independence would be better. remember! this is a “breakup letter”, so channel your inner taylor swift and make it creative!