Except that the British were offering that concession, and the negotiators for the colonists didn’t want to take it because really the taxes and lack of representation were just an excuse.
The British were also being ruled by someone with a genetic blood disease that makes you irrational and some form of major personality disorder, not exactly the most trustworthy negotiators.
How directly was he involved in the negotiations? Often the king is the ultimate authority in a country, but they don’t actually make many decisions themselves.
It’s well known that the colonists were looking for a reason to break away, and that the taxation issue was a convenient excuse. After all, taxation without representation was the norm. It wasn’t like all of England had the vote and had representatives in parliament. Entire cities had zero representation but were still taxed. Ireland had been part of the British empire for ages and it didn’t have representation.
thorhop@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
“No taxation without representation”. If the colonies got representatives in Parliament, that flag would look mighty different.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Except that the British were offering that concession, and the negotiators for the colonists didn’t want to take it because really the taxes and lack of representation were just an excuse.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The British were also being ruled by someone with a genetic blood disease that makes you irrational and some form of major personality disorder, not exactly the most trustworthy negotiators.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
How directly was he involved in the negotiations? Often the king is the ultimate authority in a country, but they don’t actually make many decisions themselves.
It’s well known that the colonists were looking for a reason to break away, and that the taxation issue was a convenient excuse. After all, taxation without representation was the norm. It wasn’t like all of England had the vote and had representatives in parliament. Entire cities had zero representation but were still taxed. Ireland had been part of the British empire for ages and it didn’t have representation.
OS2Warp@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
DC has entered the chat…
arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Kinda cool of them to travel 14 years back in time before they were even founded
OS2Warp@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
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Chivera@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Kids get taxed whenever they buy anything so where’s their vote