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Well, that's not exactly true. American is another child of the Magna Carta and we definitely (at the North's insistence) adopted the British economic system (

Well, that's not exactly true. American is another child of the Magna Carta and we definitely (at the North's insistence) adopted the British economic system (Capitalism). Originally, Americans fought for their rights as British subjects, and later turned towards independence when that was not going to happen. Yes, the American government was a new thing, but it was built on a foundation already understood by the founding fathers. I often wonder about the world in the British had given seats in the House of Commons to its bigger colonies. Distance and communications speeds were problems as well as the government's attitude toward the colonies. It probably would have been cheaper than the world spanning war they ended up fighting with France during the American Revolution.

JoeAltmaier 11y ago
They did something like that - they would defer decisions until they'd heard from the representative of the colony (the Governor?) In fact that was all the 'representation' that the American colony wanted in that slogan "No taxation without Representation!" (perhaps the worst political slogan of all time?) Just to be heard. Because our colony rep arrived a day or two too late to speak on the tea tax, designed to defray Britain' expenses for the defense of the Colony. Ironically the representative would have spoken in favor! But because he was not heard at all (and his objection dismissed as irrelevant), that put colonists in the same bucket as slaves and women - those who were not heard in government. That was what was intolerable.
- protomyth 11y ago
  > "No taxation without Representation!" (perhaps the worst political slogan of all time?) No, a true sentiment always. I am talking about actual MPs from the colonies not the consult after the fact system and definitely not the way they ignored and ridiculed Benjamin Franklin.

JoeAltmaier 11y ago

They did something like that - they would defer decisions until they'd heard from the representative of the colony (the Governor?) In fact that was all the 'representation' that the American colony wanted in that slogan "No taxation without Representation!" (perhaps the worst political slogan of all time?) Just to be heard. Because our colony rep arrived a day or two too late to speak on the tea tax, designed to defray Britain' expenses for the defense of the Colony. Ironically the representative would have spoken in favor! But because he was not heard at all (and his objection dismissed as irrelevant), that put colonists in the same bucket as slaves and women - those who were not heard in government. That was what was intolerable.

protomyth 11y ago
> "No taxation without Representation!" (perhaps the worst political slogan of all time?) No, a true sentiment always. I am talking about actual MPs from the colonies not the consult after the fact system and definitely not the way they ignored and ridiculed Benjamin Franklin.