RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876
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Question
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What is a poll tax?
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Where you paid up to $200 in order to vote.
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A place that people voted, usually near a flagpole.
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A place where only freedmen could vote.
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A tax placed on goods that you buy.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference to income or resources. Poll is an archaic term for “head” or “top of the head".
Detailed explanation-2: -People in employment had to pay 100 per cent, while students and the registered unemployed paid 20 per cent.
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