When viewed thru the lens that ALL wars are Banker's wars (they really are), the "Revolutionary" War was won by Britain, with a flare-up in 1812. It was NOT fought over a few cents tea tax, but whether we had to use the King's currency. The tax "history" was written by the winners of the Rev war (British Bankers).
We did have relative sovereignty thru the Civil War, however various events further cemented the British (Bankers) win, with the Civil War bankruptcy of the nation, the Act of 1871, the creation of the private corporation we know as the FED and the slow but sure conversion from PM-backed currency to pure fiat.
All Wars Are Bankers Wars