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Why were farmers in Western Massachusetts so upset over their taxes? Select all three.
some had to pay more than one-third of their yearly income in taxes
they were the only ones who had to pay any taxes
many hadn’t been paid for supplying crops to the army
they believed the state didn’t have the right to collect taxes
the taxes had to be paid in silver or gold coins
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- some had to pay more than one-third of their yearly income in taxes
- many hadn’t been paid for supplying crops to the army
- the taxes had to be paid in silver or gold coins
Why: After the Revolution western farmers faced a deep depression, heavy state tax levies (sometimes over a third of income), and were pressed to pay in hard specie they didn’t have. Many were also owed pay or supplies by the government, so the taxes and foreclosures felt especially unjust and ruinous.
- some had to pay more than one-third of their yearly income in taxes
- many hadn’t been paid for supplying crops to the army
- the taxes had to be paid in silver or gold coins
Why: After the Revolution western farmers faced a deep depression, heavy state tax levies (sometimes over a third of income), and were pressed to pay in hard specie they didn’t have. Many were also owed pay or supplies by the government, so the taxes and foreclosures felt especially unjust and ruinous.
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