that they would not accept the tax from the king
True. Countries such as Vietnam and India were under the control of the Imperialist British Empire
Thee of the main reasons why the Industrial Revolution occurred in America were because 1) there was a large labor force ready to work, 2) there were lots of coal and fossil fuel deposits that were used to power many of the engines in the factories, and 2) a democratic capitalist system was ideal for allowing businesses to thrive without much government oversight.
They lost everything they owned.