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Originally Posted by BrianL99
The Revolutionary War is often painted as the glorious American Patriots, vs the mean old English Tax man. The truth is somewhere in the middle, probably leaning toward England, who treated the Colonies fairly well.
It was almost strictly a "Tax Revolt", as the colonists were ****ed that England raised taxes to pay for the recent French-American War ... that England financed on behalf of the colonies.
Revolutionaries are often revered when they win and vilified when they lose.
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The phrase "no taxation without representation" does not mean they rebelled over the tax.
Had King George simply gave the colonies representation we would not have rebelled...even with the tax still in place.
The tax on tea was the straw the broke the King's back.