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Originally Posted by Botnst
1. A great warning to modern lawmakers.
2. The "only" thing? have you ever read, the "
3. False. They paid taxes before and after the revolution at all levels. Look it up. They resented somebody for whom they did not vote and over whom they had no power, confiscating their wealth. Ever heard the phrase, "No taxation without representation"?
4. Judging historic culture with present values is a fools judgement.
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Taxes of that time was paid on legal documents and on imported goods, luxury items, manufactured good, etc. as the colonies had no manufacturing since their ecomomy was primarily based upon raw materiall exports. I have looked it up and have written about it.
History is only judged by present day values. I (nor other historians) would judge Nazi genocide to be a fantastic reponse to Europe's ehtnic issues.
However, slaveholding was an enlightenment for the African population. Through such slavery they were taught Christian values, "civilized" behavior, and an appreciation for all things American. That is judging history by other than present values.