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The Revolutionary War could almost certainly have been prevented. Benjamin Franklin spent several years in London trying to do exactly that.
It might have been prevented if the British government had granted the colonists representation—even just token representation—in Parliament. “Taxation without representation is tyranny!” is what the Americans said. But the British didn’t do it (and British colonies don’t have representation in Parliament to this day, although we call them “British Overseas Territories” now). Neither Gibraltar, the Falklands, or Montserrat have representation. This was a seriously stupid move and would have cost them nothing to implement.
Another bone of contention was the prohibition on trading with France. France was a major market for American goods, especially food, but Britain wanted to keep all American trade for itself. This was not entirely unreasonable as they were British colonies defended by British tax money and France was a historic enemy, but the colonists didn’t like the enforced monopoly they had to deal with.
Then there was King George III’s Proclamation of 1763, which forbade expansion of the colonies west of the Alleghenies and into territory that was regarded as the property of the native Americans. The colonists wanted this territory, Indians or no Indians. It’s possible that this could not have been resolved. It’s hard to believe now, but King George took his treaty responsibilities to the native nations seriously. The Americans regarded him as an absentee landlord, imposing restrictions on their prosperity and opportunities from his palace in London, in favor of a bunch of Stone Age savages. But if the King had backed down, that bone of contention might have been resolved.
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