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**hwood** · 02-19-2009, 08:12 AM

"No taxation without representation" has been a part of every bit of Colonial American history that I've been exposed to.

Sorry the point I was trying to make was they (mainly) thought of themselves as English colonists not Americans.

The fact they were p*ssed off at paying taxes (who isn't!!) when they had no representation is well documented.

It's also interesting how they was a real "fight" (well, very heated debates) to get all the original 13 states to agree to declaring themselves independant; and NY state abstained I believe? So only 12 votes for; and one abstention! (that's why the "Stars and Stripes" has 13 stripes for non-USA people - the original 13 USA states)

It's just whenever it is mentioned in most Hollywood films it sounds like all just happily voted, then had a war with the "evil British".

Which is probably why most villians in Hollywood films are played by British actors! (??)

02-19-2009, 08:12 AM	#20
hwood Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 341 Senior Member	"No taxation without representation" has been a part of every bit of Colonial American history that I've been exposed to. Sorry the point I was trying to make was they (mainly) thought of themselves as English colonists not Americans. The fact they were p*ssed off at paying taxes (who isn't!!) when they had no representation is well documented. It's also interesting how they was a real "fight" (well, very heated debates) to get all the original 13 states to agree to declaring themselves independant; and NY state abstained I believe? So only 12 votes for; and one abstention! (that's why the "Stars and Stripes" has 13 stripes for non-USA people - the original 13 USA states) It's just whenever it is mentioned in most Hollywood films it sounds like all just happily voted, then had a war with the "evil British". Which is probably why most villians in Hollywood films are played by British actors! (??)
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