Because the British had already fought a war in North America. The French were a formidable enemy at that time and the British had to spend alot of resources. This is why Americans were so heavily taxed in the time period before the Revolutionary War. This taxation led to a hatred of the British by Americans.
In short the British opposed American independence for no other reason than their colony, which created a handsome revenue.
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Because the British had already fought a war in North America. The French were a formidable enemy at that time and the British had to spend alot of resources. This is why Americans were so heavily taxed in the time period before the Revolutionary War. This taxation led to a hatred of the British by Americans.
In short the British opposed American independence for no other reason than their colony, which created a handsome revenue.
They opposed the Revolution. (Loyalists were loyal to Britain.)
who was the british monarch at the time of the american revolution
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King George the 3rd was king, and he sent his British troops out to war in the American Revolution.
Baron von Steuben was a skilled Prussian General and contributed his knowledge of war and tactics in training the American colonial militias into a more standard army to oppose the British Army in the American Revolution.