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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

What the 'rebels' wanted was to be able to build infrastructure and trade among the different colonies. If someone wanted to travel from New York to Charleston, it was faster for them to catch a ship to Bermuda and then wait for another ship heading to Charleston. No direct roads between the two cities, because the last thing the Crown wanted was competition from American factories.

Bridges, roads, and canals were the things they wanted; which makes the party of 'small government' look even more hypocritical.