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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That representation thing was just a slogan and not the main issue they fought over.
Representation in the British Parliament back in those days was quite different from today anyway. Many places in England didn’t have representation either and there were Rotten Burroughs were few or no people lived that did have representation.
Mostly Parliament was a place that represented wealthy landowners who had inherited their wealth and land and votes.
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