As
fellow British subjects, which was the reason why we defended it when
the dastardly French tried to take it from the colonists during the
seven years war.
Although there was a general feeling that those in the colonies should
be allowed their own government/country especially in Westminster (even
though the colonies HAD been offered representation four times in the
house of commons and THEY had turned it down). This is one of the
reasons why Britains heart wasn't really in the fight during the
revolution and why the majority of "British" troops were actually
Hessian, Hanoverian, mercenaries and mainly colonists loyal to the
Crown. It was partially regarded as England's second Civil War.
As regards the tax question that others harp on about, the colonists
were paying the lowest amount of anyone in the British dominions,
including Britons themselves. The average Briton paid £26 per year, the
average colonial just £1 per year.
