14. Why was the poll tax effective?
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In 1964 the Twenty-Fourth amendment prohibited the use of poll taxes for federal elections. Five states enforced payment of poll taxes for state elections until 1966, when the U.S. Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional.

Why was Richmond considered a symbol of the Confederacy? What two battles proved to be the undoing of Lee's attempt to protect Richmond in the latter days of the Civil War? The battle of Fort Steadman and Five Forks.