They were not revolting so that they can create some pie in the sky utopia or embrace some type of trendy ideology. They were revolting because they believed they were entitled to the rights of Englishmen. They wanted to be more English, not less English. They felt that they weren't being respected, that they were being taxed without being representative, being represented. (04:57–05:04)
CLAIM
Asserts that the American Revolution was based on the belief in entitlement to the rights of Englishmen.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
