RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Money given to the former slaves to vote
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Money paid to be able to own property
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Money paid to the poll worker before blacks could vote
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Not long ago, citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election. This fee was called a poll tax. On January 23, 1964, the United States ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials.
Detailed explanation-2: -A poll tax is a tax of a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference to income or resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Great Britain. The poll tax was essentially a lay subsidy, a tax on the movable property of most of the population, to help fund war. It had first been levied in 1275 and continued under different names until the 17th century. People were taxed a percentage of the assessed value of their movable goods.