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Taxation in the States under the Articles of Confederation

Latest post Tue, Jul 15 2008 8:50 AM by fsk. 1 replies.
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    Taxation in the States under the Articles of Confederation

    I know that several of the states (New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania) drastically increased their tariffs from the typical 2-1/2 to 5% that was the norm in the colonial period to 15%, sometimes even as high as 25% on certain articles, and that Massachusetts crippling tax burden that far exceeded that of Britain's spurred Shays' Rebellion, but did other taxes in other states rise during this period, too?

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    Re: Taxation in the States under the Articles of Confederation

    Under the articles of confedaration, some colony governments weren't strong enough to collect taxes.  The colony leaders were concerned that the people would have true freedom.

    They formed a strong central government.  After the US government was formed, George Washington sent troops to each state and put down the tax revolt there.

    I have my own blog at FSK's Guide to Reality. Let me know if you like it.

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