Taxation in Colonial AmericaTaxation in Colonial America examines life in the thirteen original American colonies through the revealing lens of the taxes levied on and by the colonists. Spanning the turbulent years from the founding of the Jamestown settlement to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Alvin Rabushka provides the definitive history of taxation in the colonial era, and sets it against the backdrop of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval in the colonies and Europe. |
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... land bank that loaned paper money at interest on the basis of collateral in land, houses, silver plate, and even slaves in several of the southern colonies. Interest on loan office bills was sufficient to finance the lion's share of the ...
... land in Africa, Asia, and the Americas for their sovereigns and hefty rewards for themselves. The Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedes, Danes, and English engaged in the world's greatest land rush. The Portuguese and Spanish ...
... land. All persons with rights in land, from the highest lords to the lowliest peasant, derived their titles and rights from the king. Each holder of land rights paid the person above him in services, goods, or money. This structure, land ...
... Land held in free and common socage could be sold, devised by will, and inherited without any reversion or additional payments to the king, reserving only a small quitrent. Free and common socage of land tenure was specified in all of ...
... land directly from Indians, but this restraint was often disregarded or overlooked. Primary acquisition of Indian lands was reserved for the agents of the Crown, the colonial governments. Official acquisition of Indian land became the ...
Contents
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Turmoil in EnglandGrowth in the Colonies 16071688 | 65 |
War in EuropeOpportunity in the Colonies 16881714 | 271 |
Salutary Neglect in the Colonies 17141739 | 441 |
War Debt Money and Taxes Prelude to Imperial Intervention 17391763 | 559 |
An American Tax 17631775 | 713 |
CONCLUSION | 865 |
APPENDIX | 871 |
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INDEX | 915 |