I mean even fucking Wikipedia can answer that question -
The independent nation collected taxes on imports ("tariffs"), whiskey, and (for a while) on glass windows. States and localities collected poll taxes on voters and property taxes on land and commercial buildings. In addition, there were the state and federal excise taxes
Can we just hurry up and get to the part where we don't have to pay income taxes anymore.
I mean even fucking Wikipedia can answer that question -
We didn't pay income taxes until 1913.