Why in the world would imports destined for, say Georgia, go overland from Boston rather than be delivered to the perfectly good ports in Georgia? Come one now, you are grasping at straws.
"Why in the world would imports destined for, say Georgia, go overland from Boston rather than be delivered to the perfectly good ports in Georgia?"
They didn't. They largely went by water.
"Come one now, you are grasping at straws."
Cut the dumb and goofy act. This has been explained to you a dozen times before. But here is a nice little link that may help you.
http://post.economics.harvard.edu/hier/2005papers/HIER2073.pdf
Here's another:
http://www.eastrivernyc.org/ecommerce/shipping.shtm
So, it is easily seen that point of taxation has nothing to do with point of consumption. Your entire construct of Northern dominance based on volume of import consumption is totally invalid.
Imagine it this way dumbbell.......New York harbor was firing off all these packet steamers like the little cannon balls you were telling stand watie about. Get the picture?