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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabushka, Alvin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Description
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 (968 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9781400828708