Discusses the history and evolution of poll taxes. Poll tax history in Persia, Palestine, Athens, Rome, France and Russia; Right to suffrage in pre-civil war America; Voting rules and policies in post-civil w...
Learn the poll tax definition, the purpose of poll taxes, and the history of poll taxes. See examples of poll taxes and read about the abolition of...
poll tax, in English history, ataxof a uniform amount levied on each individual, or “head.” Of the poll taxes in English history, the most famous was the one levied in 1380, a main cause of thePeasants’ Revoltof 1381, led byWat Tyler. In theUnited States, most discussion of the ...
1377 Britain Imposition of a poll tax 1643 Britain Imposition of customs on basic commodities 1764 USA Imposition of customs duty on beer and wine 1765 USA "Stamp duty" imposed on newspapers and official documents. 1812 USA The first income tax in the United States. It was to finance the wa...
History of China - The Yuan, or Mongol, dynasty: Genghis Khan rose to supremacy over the Mongol tribes in the steppe in 1206, and within a few years he attempted to conquer northern China. By securing in 1209 the allegiance of the Tangut state of Xi (Wes
英美文化-II-The History of the UK-英国的历史(一).ppt,the second time The History of the UK--I 1.Pre-feudal Society 2.The Growth of Feudalism 3.The Decline of Feudalism 4.The Growth of Capitalism 1.Pre-feudal Society 1.early settlement (…-55B.C)cave men/
Village greens were used as meeting places during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381. This ultimately defeated the popular movement against serfdom and the poll tax, led by Wat Tyler, started in Essex and Kent and ended in London. One of the most celebrated and notorious village greens associated ...
and Buildings, Industries, Societies, The New Town, Markets, Municipal Management, The Grammar School, Education, and Witchcraft, as well as a thorough overview of the ecclesiastical and political circumstances influencing the development of the Abbey town. It also features the 1695 Poll Tax Roll....
“The Chairman stated that the Committee were of the opinion that the vote of William Bazley was a bad vote and must be struck off the poll.” A post by Stephen Basdeo exploring electoral fraud in the Victorian era and the role of the Revising Barrister.Rebellion...
By 1920, all of these policies were implanted in the United States. While progressive thinking opposed racism, they were not entirely successful in negating racist policies. The poll tax in many Southern states disenfranchised African-American voters who lacked the sufficient funds to pay, thereby ...