<P> During the period from 1796 until the Civil War , a unifying principle developed : `` the taxation of all property , movable and immovable , visible and invisible , or real and personal , as we say in America , at one uniform rate . '' During this period , property taxes came to be assessed based on value . This was introduced as a requirement in many state constitutions . </P>
<P> During the period from 1796 until the Civil War , a unifying principle developed : `` the taxation of all property , movable and immovable , visible and invisible , or real and personal , as we say in America , at one uniform rate . '' During this period , property taxes came to be assessed based on value . This was introduced as a requirement in many state constitutions . </P>
when did property taxes start in the united states
when did property taxes start in the united states
1796
1796