The perceived power: government and taxation during the American Civil War

This dissertation examines how the internal revenue legislation enacted during the American Civil War fostered a new role for government in society. The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention constructed a system of fiscal federalism for the United States. The national government relied on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flaherty, Jane
Other Authors: Livesay, Harold C
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3205