I’m aware one of the main points of contention that caused the American revolution was the idea that taxation without representation was unjust, but why did the British prefer to fight wars than have its colonies represented in parliament?
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They did NOT want to set the precedent of ANY of their colonies being given representation. They colonized most of the world, sooooo many colonies, and they simply could NOT give all of these colonies the option to have representation in England. They might “represent” themselves into independence! Most of the colonies did, anyway. I read that there are 176 nations in the world who share one thing: they managed to get out from under England’s boot-heel. Can’t set precedent, y’know. Might end up changing things.
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