In theory if you own land which isn't taxed you can potentially be truly self sustaining and not need anything from outside your plot of land and nobody can ask or demand anything from you. True independence.
Once property tax is introduced no matter the land you own, you someway have to either sell a product you make for profit or work for someone for a wage. By the indirect threat of force if you don't do so.
You now have just been sneekily forced into the system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_tax_in_the_United_States#History
It used to be. Because the lie was they just went and colonised it. Found a plot, and built a cave, and settled, started farming.
No, it was sold in deeds. The area, and places. They bought a deed, they worked a debt. The state and registery auctioned. Auctioned prime location. Sold land rights and deeds to the settlers.
This goes back to Independence. It didn't change when they went out West. Of course there was a lot of space, but it was bought by deed.
Until it became taxed. When it centralised government, after the civil war, and it has been unconstitutional since. Not your land that purchase. Taxed. Until the point of seizure. A bunch of forced services, regulations, laws. Can't can't can't.