Question

why was a poll tax used in southern states?

• to disfranchise african americans and native americans voters

to open more public schools in the south
to limit the voting of poor african americans and poor whites
to benefit whites businesses in the south

Explanation:

Poll taxes were a discriminatory practice in the Southern states after Reconstruction. They required voters to pay a fee to vote. Since many African - Americans and poor whites could not afford this fee, it was used as a tool to limit their voting rights.

Answer:

C. To limit the voting of poor African Americans and poor whites