Rather, Washington was called by his country to protect it from a foreign invader. England had no right to invade the colonies, no right to collect taxes from the colonies. During the French and Indian war, the local colonial legislatures raised troops and taxes in support of the war. After the war was over, England sought to pay off debt by collecting taxes from anywhere but England.
No taxation without representation.
The English came to America to put down a rebellion that was brewing. I won’t try and point out how ignorant it would be to presume that armies are formed and transported across vast oceans when there is no cause.
Don’t misunderstand, I support the notion of fighting for freedom, political and individual. And the heros of the American Revolution are saluted by me.
Winners make history, Lincoln won, I recognize that. So be it. My mind is unaffected by it though. I will choose based on truth, always.
Factually incorrect. These things are inherently difficult to compare, but one estimate is that total taxation in the colonies was 2% to 4% of that in the UK itself.
At any rate, the colonies were taxed almost certainly at <10% of the rate in the Mother Country.
"No taxation without representation" was a political slogan with almost no basis in economic fact. A very effective slogan, to be sure.