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individual income taxes
a list of the colonists' grievances against Great Britain's king
Initially Congress was granted the power to collect taxes. The collection of income taxes however, was to have been a temporary measure, and the bulk was to have been paid by the wealthy. However, at this point there are numerous taxes, and the collection of them is not ending. In addition, the wealthy pay very few taxes, and the bulk of paying for the government falls on the shoulders of the middle class.
The actual challenge was in getting the bulk of the army from the north to Yorktown before the British could escape.
Prior to railways, building canals was the most cost effective way to create a transportation infrastructure for moving bulk goods.