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GCSE History · key term
A tax charged on individuals rather than on the value of their property or income.
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Paper 2
A tax charged on individuals rather than on their land or property. Medieval poll taxes placed a particularly heavy burden on poorer people.
Revise: Medieval Revolt and AuthorityThe poll tax was not reintroduced during the medieval period. The revolt had exposed the danger of trying to enforce such an unpopular demand.
Paper 3
A tax that had to be paid before voting, creating a barrier for people who could not afford it.
Revise: Black Americans in the Early 1950sPoll taxes required payment before voting, excluding people who could not afford them. Restricted access to voter-registration offices created another practical barrier.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A tax that a person had to pay before voting; it excluded many people who could not afford it.
Revise: African Americans and the Jim Crow EraPoll taxes: requiring payment before voting excluded people who could not afford the charge.
A tax charged per person rather than according to the value of their property or income.
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