Well just say duh. Colonial and Early Americans did not require the same municipal and government services required today.You need to just think.
Again your FOS.
If taxes didn't exist, the US would not exist.
Ten Facts About the American Economy in the 18th Century
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The average tax rate in colonial America was between 1 and 1.5%. U.S. TAX RATE 1-1.5%. Colonial and Early Americans paid a very low tax rate, both by modern ...