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Taxation in the States under the Articles of Confederation

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Parsidius Posted: Mon, Jul 14 2008 3:55 PM

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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fsk replied on Tue, Jul 15 2008 8:50 AM

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.

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