Pyro as Bill said:
blkfish92 said:
Pyro as Bill said:
blkfish92 said:
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Most empires raped/pillaged/stole/enslaved before the British came along. The British empire actually aquired the CEO of the Dutch empire and let him run things based on mercantilsm instead of outright theft. Spain was the last example of an 'old' empire.
The french attempted empire but lost Canada and the US to either Brits or free USasians. The remnants of the french empire include such shiholes as the Ivory Coast and other 'backward' african countries (no offence). The ex-British empire has Zimbabwe but people forget that Zimbabwe and the rest of the southern Africa continent was perfectly able to feed itself (and feed the rest of Africa) although credit should go the Dutch for this.
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Well with Empires, wasn't it greed that made them destroy themeselves?
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No, it was usually independence or a better empire that came along. I don't think British greed was why Australia wished to become independent.
Tea tax in America actually lowered taxes. It was the black market that was so upset and caused a tea-party.
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It wasn't just a tea tax Americans were upset about. It was a variety of taxes. I think the one that pissed off people the most was the Stamp tax. I think in the end, it was the whole "taxation without representation" thing that killed off America's attachement to Britain. The connection between the Empire and the colonies was no longer there and Americans did not feel bound to the King. This is why it wasn't okay for Britain to tax the Colonies, yet over 200 years later, states like Maryland can tax us to death and we're not rebelling against it (unless you count the people moving to neighboring Delaware).
