Another attempt by Islamic Terrorists

[Hawkeye6]

"didn't we turn against England because of all their taxes etc etc?....Well G washington was English and he was the first to impose a tax on the little guys...and we all know what happened from there....so how did he get elected?"

Skeeter:

Better go back to your history class!

We did not rebel because fo the taxes. Those were only a symptom, not the root cause of the rebellion. It was a host of things that casued the rebellion. Read the Declaration of Independence for a more complete compendium or the reasons. The overriding reason seems to be a lack of voice in the government.

George Washignton was not English. He was a Virginian and an English subject. The actions that you mentioned were the right and proper services he rendered to his monarch at the time of the 7 Years war. Many of the other Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War leaders renedered similar service either in that war or at other times before 1775.

I believe taxes were first imposed on the "little guy" by the Congress under the Articles of Confederation. George Washington's service as President arose under the Constitution and he was sworn in during 1789. Shay's Rebellion occurred in 1786 and 1787.

Sorry buddy, but your discontent is misplaced on this one.

H.