Why should the 13 colonies stay with Great Britan?

British: Since we protected the colonies we think it is fair to have the colonies help us pay off our debts. You owe us! We will ... People from Britain are different. ... But many American Indian tribes decided to stay neutral, neither for nor against Independence, because they liked to trade with both the British and the Americans. read more

Reference: The Glorious War of 1688. the English Bill of Rights 1689, The American Declaration of Independence 1776, the Constitution of the United States, 1778, the American Bill of Rights 1791 and the Quebec Act of 1774. read more

As British subjects they had the greatest amount of personal freedom, liberty and justice than had any population since perhaps the Golden Days of Classical Athens (and given the very few who were entitled to participate in the 'democracy' of Athens, the British were a far freer people than had been the average Athenian). read more

” As you can see in this video by Yale University’s Dr. Joanne Freeman, they had a number of good reasons. read more