Vocabulary – Poll Tax Abolished
Bulwark Noun A defensive wall
Jim Crow Noun the practice of discriminating against black
people, especially by operating systems of public
segregation
Roadblocks Noun Obstacle, something that gets in the way of
accomplishing a goal
Authorized Verb To allow, to give permission or power to do
something or be somewhere
Provision Noun a clause in a law or contract stating that a
condition must be met
Progressive Adjective favoring social, economic, or political reform
Ushered Verb To bring something in
Reforms Noun a change and improvement, especially in the
social or political sphere
Abolishing Verb To outlaw something