Taxation in colonial America /
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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Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
2008
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Founding the American colonies
- Turmoil in England : growth in the colonies, 1607-1688
- War in Europe : opportunity in the colonies, 1688-1714
- Salutary neglect in the colonies, 1714-1739
- War, debt, money, and taxes : prelude to imperial intervention, 1739-1763
- An American tax, 1763-1775.