Their taxes weren't that bad. (Reply #16)

In the discussion thread: 20% of colonists supported the British during the Revolutionary War. [View all]

Sat May 9, 2020, 05:49 PM

16. Their taxes weren't that bad.

Their taxes for the new government were probably more. Some of the taxes were levied because the colonists were hostile to the British government. I'm not saying that the colonists were wrong to rebel. People should have the right to self-determination, but with the benefit of hindsight, it seems to me that a lot of their arguments for separation were overblown.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
20% of colonists supported the British during the Revolutionary War. [View all]	byronius	May 2020	OP
Yes, but 245 years later it's no longer a new experiment.	Turbineguy	May 2020	#1
Actually, the figure was probably higher for loyalists in North America in the 1770's.	NNadir	May 2020	#2
I'm not so sure I would have supported the revolution.	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#3
Your point is well taken. Slavery was definitely an issue. It's in the Declaration.	NNadir	May 2020	#6
You're certainly right about America's influence	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#10
One of the worst replies I have ever seen on here.	Celerity	May 2020	#22
So you are saying that America was NOT the influence of many anti colonizational movements?	SQUEE	May 2020	#24
I am saying the reality on balance has been slathered in the blood of innocents, with the actual	Celerity	May 2020	#25
Whatever works for you.	SQUEE	May 2020	#27
So you'e okay with the concept of taxation without representation?	whathehell	May 2020	#11
We have taxation without representation here.	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#13
Oh please.	whathehell	May 2020	#14
Their taxes weren't that bad.	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#16
I'm sorry, but that's simply not true.	whathehell	May 2020	#19
Their taxes weren't that bad?	shockey80	May 2020	#21
It was also a big deal when you did not,	whathehell	May 2020	#37
The King still had undemocratic authority in England	edhopper	May 2020	#23
Yes I know..	whathehell	May 2020	#28
So the idea that paying taxes	edhopper	May 2020	#29
No. The king's powers were limited by Parliament	whathehell	May 2020	#33
The king didn't have complete authority -- Parliament held the purse strings.	whathehell	May 2020	#30
True	edhopper	May 2020	#31
The issue of whether GB could be called a "democracy' at the time	whathehell	May 2020	#34
And i am saying it wasn't really democratic representation in GB either.	edhopper	May 2020	#35
And again, I am saying that the colonists of that time were not	whathehell	May 2020	#36
Well	edhopper	May 2020	#38
Huh?	whathehell	May 2020	#39
Kind of condescending	edhopper	May 2020	#40
Sorry,	whathehell	May 2020	#41
Some of my relatives were loyalists.	roamer65	May 2020	#4
"They should have stayed there"	whathehell	May 2020	#7
Nope.	roamer65	May 2020	#17
Riiiiight	whathehell	May 2020	#18
That's where my Loyalist ancestors	shanti	May 2020	#32
I've always thought that Republicans would have been on the side of the British...	somaticexperiencing	May 2020	#5
Of course they would.	Grins	May 2020	#8
Not sure	TheFarseer	May 2020	#20
20% were patriots. 20% were loyalists	Ex Lurker	May 2020	#9
No, it was more like 35 to 40 percent were patriots.	whathehell	May 2020	#12
Revolution	2golddogs	May 2020	#15
The American Revolution has been my favorite subject to read about.	shockey80	May 2020	#26

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