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... was not in any way financially capable of holding colonies since the war damaged the country in such a devastating way, that it meant economic matters had to be centred at home. To further this, Austin argues a similar point in which the British government were "unusually" enthusiastic on the local autonomy of a possessed colony and with it being an empire of non ... ...
... militia in their own regions, confirmed the erosion of imperial control. Aside from the eventual victory, the uncooperative nature of the Colonial Assemblies to take a greater role in controlling the home sides war effort, directly undermined and exposed the extensive demise of British authority in the colonies. From the Assemblies perspective, this response brought to the forefront the severe lack of ... ...
... to suggest a materialistic of self-satisfying motive for this thirst for over achieving he insisted that profits should be reinvested, and not lavishly spent on luxuries; (writing of his own home) " our table was plain and simple, our furniture was of the cheapest. For instance, my breakfast was a long time bread and milk (no tea), and I ate it out of a twopenny ... ...
