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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
2008.
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Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (968 pages): illustrations, map |
ISBN: | 9781400828708 |