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Poll taxes were a prerequisite to voting registration in many states. Often, legislatures required the tax to be paid on a day separate from the polls. Voters were then required to bring proof of payment on election day. [5] This caused issues for various workers that had to move frequently and were unable to maintain proper bookkeeping.
Tax rates were 3% on income exceeding $600 and less than $10,000, and 5% on income exceeding $10,000. [8] This tax was repealed and replaced by another income tax in the Revenue Act of 1862. [9] After the war when the need for federal revenues decreased, Congress (in the Revenue Act of 1870) let the tax law expire in 1873. [10]
In 1639–43, the revolt of the va-nu-pieds in Normandy included a tax strike and attacks on the homes of tax farmers. [1]: 205–07 In 1643 there were attacks on tax collectors in multiple regions of France. [1]: 208–09 The Fronde of 1646–53 was also marked by anti-tax riots. [1]: 215–19
PDF of the 1776 Commission Report. The 1776 Commission, also nicknamed the 1776 Project, [1] [2] is an advisory committee established in September 2020 by then-U.S. President Donald Trump to support what he called "patriotic education". [3] The commission released The 1776 Report on January 18, 2021, two days before the end of Trump's term of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
Part of the reason why we haven’t fully realized this is because of John Adams. More than forty years after 1776, an 83-year-old John Adams wanted Americans to know just how astounding it was ...
2021 Tax Deadlines for Estimated Taxes. Period. Tax Filing Deadline. Jan. 1 to March 31, 2020. April 15, 2021. April 1 to May 31, 2020. June 17, 2021. June 1 to Aug ...
Three days before the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson purchased a thermometer from a local Philadelphia merchant while he was in town for the signing. He ...