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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
eBook, English, 2008
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 2008
Electronic books
1 online resource (xx, 946 pages) : illustrations, map
9781400828708, 9781282964341, 9786612964343, 9780691133454, 1400828708, 1282964348, 6612964340, 069113345X
730473750
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
English