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Taxation without representation is they key. They forcefully tried to shutdown the local governments and establish a dictator.
The irony is that the US has done this to south America
Imperialism and slavery make the capital go round
Taxation without representation was the excuse. As always, the reason was "wait, we're the ones with more resources!"
Irony? It's was always the plan...