The British Rationale For Taxing The 13 Colonies

Hindsight is 20/20

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Looking back at the start of the American Revolution, it is easy to say “Well, the British shouldn’t have tried to tax them so much.” Indeed, one of the biggest pillars of American education revolves around taxation. The colonists were taxed unfairly. The colonists were taxed without representation. The moral sin was so great they had no choice but…