Americans had their turn,
now it is the Canadians and the Australians - ergo the gun-grabbing tactics in
these countries too.
Prior to the American Revolution, the tensions between London
and the east coast colonies of North America had been brewing for about 14 years
before the "shot that was heard around the world" was fired at Concord
and Lexington. There had been attempts for some time to end expansion and
development. London had declared a "Proclamation Line" designed in
1763 by the British to separate Europeans from native peoples. It was a line
running from the border between Florida and Georgia up the eastern mountains to
Chaleur Bay in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Just before the outbreak of
hostilities, London had granted Land Rights to Indians (mainly
Iriquois). The Iriquois Indians were to become the most ruthless of Londons
allies during the revolution.
