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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I’ve done a little research into Thomas Oliver.
Thomas Oliver was the last Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor and had sympathy with the request for a voice/autonomy from England.
He made representations in London to that effect, and had some confidence that change (albeit slow) was coming. There was a plan for another visit to London to flesh out the proposal.
Sadly for him there wasn’t that patience for that and as we know, it all kicked off.
He and his family got dragged out of their house, beaten and thrown out of the city by the rioters.
He took off to Canada, and then back to Bristol in the UK. His wife Anne Vassal died (we think) in Canada.
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