I remember seeing the film "The Patriot", that of Mel Gibson talks about the history of the American Revolutionary War. I was a moderately pubescent worship when I saw it and thought the title should be precisely what you think about listening to the title, a patriot and loyal man to his country fighting for its freedom and independence, today in my class American History, I learned that it is not.
In the second half of the eighteenth century, the colonies of America went through a difficult time under the yoke of England, whose parliament required to pay taxes to the main products exported to the colonies, mainly tea, this in order to pay debt fell in England after the Seven Years' War.
obviously Colonies protested that such taxes were unconstitutional but England fought back saying they were completely legal because the colonies were considered a simple extension of territory. Given the refusal of England to drop the taxes, the colonies decided to make a trade blockade, closing all imports and exports between them and England.
The situation began to get tense and the colonies began to arm, it was time to measure the forces. In the Colonies, at least 20% of the population was devoted to England, especially in the South and 100% in Caribbean colonies, the rest of the population was devoted to the Colonies. And it is precisely among the rest of those loyal to the Colonies we found the originally called "Patriots", which are nothing else but that those opposed to England and supported the trade embargo.
A curious but next time you see the movie, I know exactly who they were and that they speak, and now you know too.
In the second half of the eighteenth century, the colonies of America went through a difficult time under the yoke of England, whose parliament required to pay taxes to the main products exported to the colonies, mainly tea, this in order to pay debt fell in England after the Seven Years' War.
obviously Colonies protested that such taxes were unconstitutional but England fought back saying they were completely legal because the colonies were considered a simple extension of territory. Given the refusal of England to drop the taxes, the colonies decided to make a trade blockade, closing all imports and exports between them and England.
The situation began to get tense and the colonies began to arm, it was time to measure the forces. In the Colonies, at least 20% of the population was devoted to England, especially in the South and 100% in Caribbean colonies, the rest of the population was devoted to the Colonies. And it is precisely among the rest of those loyal to the Colonies we found the originally called "Patriots", which are nothing else but that those opposed to England and supported the trade embargo.
A curious but next time you see the movie, I know exactly who they were and that they speak, and now you know too.
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