Taxation in colonial America

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This study describes, analyses and quantifies taxation in the 13 original American colonies, comparing tax systems and burdens among the colonies and with Great Britain. It shows how the colonists strove to minimize, avoid and evade taxation, and used tax incentives to foster settlement.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Rabushka, Alvin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2008
Subjects:
Taxation > United States > History > 17th century.
Taxation > United States > History > 18th century.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This study describes, analyses and quantifies taxation in the 13 original American colonies, comparing tax systems and burdens among the colonies and with Great Britain. It shows how the colonists strove to minimize, avoid and evade taxation, and used tax incentives to foster settlement.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 946 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 891-914) and index.
ISBN:9781400828708
1400828708
1282964348
9781282964341
9786612964343
6612964340
069113345X
9780691133454
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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