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[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It wasn't really the taxes, that was their excuse to get the masses to agree to a rebellion.

The main reason was land. They wanted to expand west to continue growing cotton and tobacco. Kentucky and Tennessee were ripe for cultivation, however, the British empire had made a proclamation in the 1760s saying the colonies were not allowed to expand further into native territory.

The taxes were a tactic to get the poor people to die for them, so they could get rich off of stealing more land for these crops that destroyed the soil they already had

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Citation needed. Please show me how you are able to determine the motivation of people who died about 2 centuries before you were born and by the records we have of them show that they argued about everything, hence are unlikely to have a shared conspiratorial vision.

[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry you never heard of the Royal Proclamation of 1763. Google is your friend.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Citation needed. Please show me how you are able to determine the motivation of people who died about 2 centuries before you were born and by the records we have of them show that they argued about everything, hence are unlikely to have a shared conspiratorial vision.

Since you evidently need to be reminded what I asked you not what you wanted me to ask you.

[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Nerp.

Not worth my time. Sorry you hate reading.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

And I am sorry you think you can just lay a massive claim with no evidence to support it.

Can you even name 5 of the signers without looking it up? No? So how did you mind read them?