And their "parents" included British Parliament and King George III, and while they lived on British soil (technically speaking), they lived 3,000 miles away from England proper. Plus, the "parents" and the "children" were actually the same age, so that made it awkward. You know, like tarring, feathering, and publicly humiliating tax collectors. Their response to this irritation started out fairly tame with a few boycotts, but grew into actions that were much more sinister. So, why did Britain's "child" talk back? Well, once Parliament started taxing any and every import in the colonies, the colonists started to get a wee bit irritated. The British, on the other hand, were so warlike that their corporations employed over 50,000 troops, so you can imagine what their government could do.Īwesome to watch, but it didn't bode well for the colonists. The colonies had no navy, no standing army, no means of buying guns, and you could count the number of cannons they owned on one hand. The Thirteen Colonies starting a war with the British was like Jesse Eisenberg entering the UFC ring-kind of a bad idea, but awesome (go scrappy guy!). Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Introduction
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