Thomas Jefferson.

No matter what one does, it is in human nature to desire more than one has. Without this instinct of greed, life would be unable to function. It is because of this instinct that the revolutionary war was started. England wanted to milk its colonies of everything they were worth and the colonies wanted to be able to have all of what they produced. Therefore, even if England had allowed home rule in the colonies, the revolutionary war would have still been inevitable.
Ideally, in the minds of the British, the colonists were loyal citizens who abided by all laws made by the king and parliamen…