<span>if Parliament had allowed the colonists to rule and tax themselves, i</span>t unquestionably would have put off the Revolution. One can think whether the Revolution would even happen, or would they just in the long run be permitted to end up just free with no battling like numerous different nations got their freedom politically and not by taking up arms.
The Europeans tried so hard to find an all-water route to the Spice Islands becuase they wanted to find a faster route to the New World. Going by land took to long so they wanted a short cut.
Answer: They wanted to find a faster route to the New World.
