It would be "A. La Salle" who was <span>not a Spanish explorer in America, since in fact La Salle was a famous French explorer. Although many of his accomplishments were similar to those of the Spanish. </span>
I assume you're talking about the Revolutionary era. The colonists wanted to go to war for their independence. They didn't have representation in the government, yet they were still taxed.
Sometimes it's called benefit cost analysis.