They could not start a war against another colonie without a reason
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Explanation:
Prestige is a concept or factor that receives relatively little sustained attention in the specialist academic work on nations, national identity and nationalism. It is, however, an implicit influence in much of this literature. Evidence, perspectives and insights, suggesting that prestige is a vital element in the psychological constitution of nations, emerge from a diverse range of sources.
This is of course a very complicated issue and there are several reasons why this conflict been so difficult to resolve, but the main reason is that both sides are claiming territory that they have both legitimately held.