202410110955 Status: #idea Tags: #history #british_empire #american_revolution #economics #politics # New England was the richest part of the British Empire when it rebelled By 1770, it is likely that New England was wealthier per capita than England with a more equal distribution of wealth. Moreover, New Englanders were better educated and paid far less in taxes than their British counterparts, with the average tax burden being 1 shilling per year for the average New Englander and 26 shillings per year for the average Old Englander. Despite all of these benefits, it was rich New England that was the first to rebel. Not that indentured servants or slaves in Virginia. --- # References [[Empire_ the rise and demise of the British world order and the lessons for global power]]