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Edwin J. Perkins

Author of The Economy of Colonial America

7 Works 79 Members 4 Reviews

About the Author

Edwin J. Perkins is emeritus professor of history at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
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Canonical name
Perkins, Edwin J.
Legal name
Perkins, Edwin J.
Birthdate
1939-05-16
Gender
male
Education
Johns Hopkins University (1972)
Occupations
professor
historian
Organizations
University of Southern California (Emeritus Professor of History)
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Laguna Woods, California, USA
Associated Place (for map)
California, USA

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This is a very detailed, straightforward summary of population, demographic, trade, economic, and financial attributes of the American colonies in the period preceding the Revolution. Perkins gives particular attention to regional differences and similarities among the 13 colonies, and analyzes the colonial experience in comparison with contemporary conditions in England. Each chapter has an excellent annotated bibliography. There is a modest index and explanatory maps and tables.
Perkins show more argues that imperial taxes were not a significant cause of the colonists' decision in 1776 to break away from England, because the overall tax burden (including imperial and internal taxes) in the colonies was quite low: imperial taxes "had little real impact on the colonies." (p. 142)
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Rating
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Reviews
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