X-post: Just watched the movie "The Patriot," and out of curiosity looked up a British view of the

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26. Look at the history, the colonies were a cash cow for England

I read a book, I don't remember the name, it was published about ten years ago. An excellent read, it gave a narrative of the war years from the British view. What caused all the problem, the English were bleeding the colonies dry by heavy taxing and export and import restrictions. If I remember correctly, about 10 percent of their revenues were coming from the colonies. A few English politicians warned the parliament that they were going to lose the colonies, but they were too greedy. Even added more taxation to teach the Americans a lesson, which inflamed the Americans even more. The English didn't want to give up this easy source of money. Don't feel sorry for the Brits, or try to look at their side. they lost the colonies because of short sighted politicians and pure greed.