European practices weren’t the reason.
Under the Articles of Confederation, trade was horribly affected by a variety of imposts, fees, tariffs, etc. on commerce among the states.
That’s true, but they inherited all of it from The Old Country.
But you know, it goes back to the beginning of human history. The Egyptians had tolls on their miserable roads back 5 millennia.
Interesting story: the Silverton train in Durango, Colorado was built to bypass all the farms and ranches in the canyons leading up to Silverton. Apparently they charged the miners taking wagon trains of equipment up and taking silver ore down.