[FlingWingFlyer]

So what the hell are we supposed to do? Give it back?

[cowboyusa]

War started over attemptedB4itish gun confiscation.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Yes, the Americans were so against the British defending them from the french invasion of their territory. (Do I need a /sarc tag on that? Nah.)

The problem was not the tax, the problem was not the war. The problem was that we were given no say. We were free British citizens and entitled to a voice in how our affairs were run. Just because we were outside the bounds of Great Britain proper did not mean all our rights had disappeared.

[sauropod]

Good article.

[AZJeep]

You know, they tried to preserve slavery!
That was it!😊

[BobL]

“What enraged colonists was its purpose; namely, subsidizing British continental wars that had stretched crown finances. It wasn’t unlike today’s Ukraine conflict.”

Great point, the Brits for starters, are having a TOTAL REPLAY of that time, along with the rest of Europe, but thankfully not the US anymore (since we’re out of weapons).

[x]

War had already started when the elites were still figuring out what to do and hoping that things could be resolved peacefully. Then the elites had to figure out whether to support the war and independence. Many didn’t and lost their homes and property.

The Congressional Congress had already been established sometime before. If you were in it, you were probably a member of the elite and probably likely to join the revolution. Other members of the elites opposed it.

[MinorityRepublican]

“Estimates suggest that only about a third of the colonial population actively supported independence.”

So?

A majority of the Russian population did not support the Bolsheviks. You don't even have to have the numbers on your side as long as you have the organization and superior leadership.