The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) of the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
On this date in 1962, the House passed the 24th Amendment, outlawing the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, by a vote of 295 to 86. At the time, five states maintained poll taxes which disproportionately affected African-American voters: Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.
In 1628, a group of Puritans formed<span> the New England Company. The King of England gave them a charter to make a settlement along the </span>Massachusetts Bay<span>. The first group of Puritan settlers was led by John Endecott. They began the settlement Salem, </span>Massachusetts<span>.</span>
Other Northern industries--weapons manufacturing, leather goods, iron production, textiles--grew and improved as the war progressed. The same was not true in the South.Aug 23, 2017
When a wealthy landowner was given full control over land in the new world, the colonies were known as "<span>a. charter colonies" since this landowner would often obtain a "charter" from the king or queen. Not always, however. </span>
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