Timothy
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Post by Timothy on Jul 26, 2008 11:01:19 GMT -5
I'm listening to one of my favorite podcasts ("Colonial Williamsburg: Past & Present") right now, and an interesting topic came to mind.
If you were living in 18th century America, would you remain loyal to the King or risk treason to fight for America?
I'm going to take some time to think about my response to my own question because I am a Britain and have family ties to my homeland.
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Post by Solomon Grundzarro on Jul 26, 2008 19:26:28 GMT -5
If I had the knowledge of how bad taxes were with representation i would think i would side with Britannia however seeing that they were trying to support the crown on the backs of former convicts and exiles through taxing them more than the citizens of the Isle of Britannia proper without proper representation would be tantamount to an invitation since the colonist that were treated as second class despite the fact that they were both supposed to be British Citizens equal under the crown.
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Post by Papa Smurf on Jul 27, 2008 4:33:19 GMT -5
The whole thing about Mercantilism is that colonies are supposed to make a profit for the mother state. The american colonies were just that, colonies. It's fully Britania's right and obligation to tax however it wants to tax.
However, It is also the obligation of people to get pissed off when things dont go their way and try to govern themselves in hope of a better deal, which is why all the other colonies get their freedom as well. Therefore, I'd support the Americans
...though to be honest I dont like being shot, so i'd support quietly.
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Timothy
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Post by Timothy on Jul 29, 2008 11:03:17 GMT -5
The whole thing about Mercantilism is that colonies are supposed to make a profit for the mother state. The american colonies were just that, colonies. It's fully Britania's right and obligation to tax however it wants to tax. I agree; however, I think the American Revolution would not have existed if the 18th century featured the same communications technologies as the 21st century. I'm surprised that America lasted longer than 10 years following the creation of the Articles of Confederation. What's even more surprising to me is that the British didn't take advantage of the muddled mess that was America following the Revolution.
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Post by Papa Smurf on Aug 2, 2008 5:45:46 GMT -5
The whole thing about Mercantilism is that colonies are supposed to make a profit for the mother state. The american colonies were just that, colonies. It's fully Britania's right and obligation to tax however it wants to tax. I agree; however, I think the American Revolution would not have existed if the 18th century featured the same communications technologies as the 21st century. Probably not, now a country can talk more between the parane and daughter state. And if all fails send the full force against the daughter state in a matter of hours instead of months.
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Post by Timothy on Aug 2, 2008 22:07:33 GMT -5
Here's a scenario; 21st century communication with 18th century vehicles.
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Post by Papa Smurf on Aug 12, 2008 21:39:33 GMT -5
I dont know if it'd be much better for either side 'cause it would still take 3 months to move the troops, though it would have made Georgie Boy's sneat attack across the river a bit harder to pull off.
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