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Originally Posted by JWLaRue
That's not what I've read in a number of books on the subject. Seems that the 'activists' amongst the colonists worked pretty hard to make something work in order to remain a part of the UK.
-Jeff
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Could you give me any references? I've had a quick search on the web and found to the contrary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_Congress
"They maintained that while Parliament could make laws and taxes for Great Britain, they could only make laws in the colonies, since the colonies had not representation there. As for Parliament, they could not be represented there, nor did they want to be represented there; they could only be taxed by those who represented them."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british...ution_02.shtml
"Colonists in America felt that they discharged their obligations when they paid colonial taxes and they resented being compelled to pay taxes levied by a Parliament in which they were not represented. Moreover, they contended, the distance between America and Britain precluded American representation in Parliament."
http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/related/sac65.htm
http://www.publicbookshelf.com/publi...ampact_bd.html