TheItalianBrowser on July 3rd, 2018 at 14:19 UTC »
No taxation without representation big boi
OMGSPACERUSSIA on July 3rd, 2018 at 14:26 UTC »
As has been pointed out, the issue wasn't the taxes directly, but the fact that they were levied without giving the colonies a voice in the matter.
HappyMike91 on July 3rd, 2018 at 14:53 UTC »
“Which we fought to protect you from the French!”
England in pretty much every war in Europe before the end of the 19th Century.
TheItalianBrowser on July 3rd, 2018 at 14:19 UTC »
No taxation without representation big boi
OMGSPACERUSSIA on July 3rd, 2018 at 14:26 UTC »
As has been pointed out, the issue wasn't the taxes directly, but the fact that they were levied without giving the colonies a voice in the matter.
HappyMike91 on July 3rd, 2018 at 14:53 UTC »
“Which we fought to protect you from the French!”
England in pretty much every war in Europe before the end of the 19th Century.