Fun Fact #157 Taxes and Troubles
Fun Fact # 157
Taxes and Troubles
By The 1650s England’s desire for beef had grown tremendously, but now they had a new issue: Taxes. England at this time was experiencing a population boom and needed places for people to live. To put it simply, it was far more profitable for ranchers to sell their cattle and rent homes to people on their lands, forcing Britain to export their cattle raising needs to their colonies primarily The Americas and Ireland.
