What were the reasons that George Washington supported the revolution ???

Answer 1

because he too was sick of the british BS

Answer 2

In sum, George Washington was both a British citizen and a British officer and saw his country, Britain, treating its citizens "across the pond" very differently than the citizens on the island over there. Efforts were made to fix things, but the king refused at every point. They felt they had no choice. Then, almost 50 years later, on January 29, 1820, Britain's King George III died insane at Windsor Castle, explaining much about how the American Revolution happened.

Answer 3

Land, money, wealth. George Washington was a slave owner with twelve black slaves in his house. His adversary, His Majesty King George III of Gt. Britain did not own any slaves and thought that slavery was an abomination which should be abolished. The American colonies were a slave enterprise which the British wanted to end. Slavery was abolished in the British Empire from 1807 [two hundred years ago this year] but was not finally abolished in US until after the Civil War.

Down with slavery. There are an estimated five million slaves in the USA today.

EDIT...The American colonists claimed they were paying too much tax and did not have the right to vote on the issue of taxation. While the second half of the above sentence is correct, the actual amount of tax paid by the colonists was quite small. While a citizen of Boston in c1776 was paying one pound [English] a year in tax, his counterpart here in London England was paying twenty six pounds a year in tax.

Can any American please explain to me why it was that Doctor Benjamin Franklin's son moved to England after the War of Independance?

Can any American please explain to me why the only surviving house belonging to Doctor Benjamin Franklin is right here in London England and that none survive in USA?

By the way, anyone playing the part of Ben Franklin had better put on some weight. At his funeral he weighed in at three hundred [300] pounds. How very American.

The American War of Independance is hardly mentioned in schools here in UK. It was a small matter of little concern to our nation in 1776 and remains so to this day. For all of their saying so, the American colonies were nothing but a problem for Britain. The revnues earned from the single island of Jamaica was five times that earned from the American colonies.

The British got out of the American colonies while still having ten thousand troops in New York. They could have wasted their treasure and destroyed the colonies had they so wished. There were bigger and better prizes. Canada, Australia, India and ultimately one fifth of the globe to conquer.

Answer 4

To the person who posted about "British BS":

It wasn't "British BS" because George Washington was a "Brit" himself! Duh!

As a Brit (Welsh) is amazes me that Americans still go on about the American Revolution when it was centuries ago!!!!

It amuses me greatly when they also assume us Brits actually GIVE a shite about it and think that we CARE that "we" lost.

To be honest the average British schoolkid wouldn't even know anything about the American Revolution or even that America was even a British colony!!

Yes, we love to wind you Yanks up by calling you "Colonials" (because you rise to the bait so well!) but aside from that none of us give a rat's posterior

I assume old Georgie Washington supported the Revolution because all us British are evil and were rubbing our hands together whilst stealing all your tax dollars to spend on silk stockings and snuff.

Must go, I have a whole load of Irish peasants to oppress - toodle pip old bean!

Answer 5

As a brit. I heard people asking me a qeustion when i travelled the USA.

"What would america be like if the British had won?"

Well i doubt they would be blowing the c**p out of the world and getting everyone to hate them.

Example - Australia - British colony founded in a similar manner to the USA. But they did not fight colonial rule. Granted ive met brighter people but i'm yet to find an aussie travelling abroad who is scared to admit being Australia for fear of having the s**t kicked out of him.

America may of won it's freedom but with the way some people in America think, ask yourself this question "Is there such a thing as too much freedom"

Answer 6

Because it messed with his revenue stream and cost him a great deal of tax money. He was forced to grow crops and sell them for prices that he, as a businessman could not justify. Also, the English who were sent here to govern were not particularly sympathetic with the growth and governance by the "inferior" colonists.

I expect that he would have gone in another direction if there was more money and prestige for him at that time. People generally look out for number one.

Answer 7

This is a hell of a way to get an education.