NO.  They felt they had a right to independence because they were not
Represented in the Parliament that taxed them; it was not the paying,
but the denial of representation.  The South had nearly half the seats
in the Senate and about 35-40% of the House.  That is a lot of
representation.

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> If the Colonies did not like being taxed to help pay for the costs of
> protection from the French didn't they feel well entitled to leave?
>
> Examples of current events in the Ultra federal system we currently have
> and really started with Lincoln are poor analogies.  The Revolution and
> Civil War were only 80 years apart.
>
>> If Virginia does not like a tax bill passed in Congress, can Virginia
>> leave the U.S.?
>
>
>


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