No, they acually didn't because they hated Britain and they wanted to be separate from them.
The colonists in America fought against the British to gain their independence from Great Britain. Prior to the Revolutionary War the colonies belonged to Great Britain and the colonists were British subjects.
The colonies were the property of the British crown and the colonists were British subjects. Most were born in England and settled in the new world from choice. There was little wish to break from the mother country as it offered a huge market, an established trade route, and protection from the French and Spanish.
The early battles of the American Revolutionary War, such as Lexington and Concord, shifted the colonists' perception of themselves from British subjects to a distinct group united in the fight for their rights and liberties. These confrontations fostered a sense of solidarity and collective identity among the colonists, as they recognized their ability to stand up against the British military. The realization that they could successfully resist British authority instilled a newfound confidence and determination to pursue independence, laying the groundwork for a national identity separate from Britain.
one reason. They wanted to stay British subjects because Britain was the world's most powerful military power.
I have never read they did. You have to remember that ALL were British subjects and the revolution was treason against the king. The colonies were British and so were the colonists.
The colonists in America fought against the British to gain their independence from Great Britain. Prior to the Revolutionary War the colonies belonged to Great Britain and the colonists were British subjects.
The colonies were the property of the British crown and the colonists were British subjects. Most were born in England and settled in the new world from choice. There was little wish to break from the mother country as it offered a huge market, an established trade route, and protection from the French and Spanish.
Almost everyone who lived in the 13 original colonies were subjects of the British Crown. They called themselves Americans and lived very differently that their European relatives.
The English colonists had the right to life, a right to liberty and a right to property. The colonists had all rights to live as men of the society. They had the right to live as Christians. They had the right to live as subjects of that place.
When Queen Isabella of Spain learned of Native Americans she decreed the natives (Indians as the Spanish would call them) were her subjects and were morally equal to all her other subjects including the Spaniards themselves. They were to be treated humanely and not to be enslaved, and they were to be Christianized and Europeanized. Does that answer your question?
The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.
one reason. They wanted to stay British subjects because Britain was the world's most powerful military power.
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I have never read they did. You have to remember that ALL were British subjects and the revolution was treason against the king. The colonies were British and so were the colonists.
I have never read they did. You have to remember that ALL were British subjects and the revolution was treason against the king. The colonies were British and so were the colonists.
one reason. They wanted to stay British subjects because Britain was the world's most powerful military power.
The colonists were upset about the British threat to transfer trials to England because they believed it undermined their rights as English subjects, depriving them of a fair trial by a jury of their peers. This move was seen as an attempt to circumvent local legal systems and impose British authority, fostering resentment and distrust. Additionally, the distance to England made it difficult for colonists to defend themselves adequately, further fueling their anger and desire for self-governance.