In the early days of British colonization, the British gave the colonists a lot of self governing powers and autonomy, and it remained this way for several years. However, when King George III took power he tightened the grip on their colonies a lot more, which created some tensions. One big thing was after the French and Indian War, the British heavily taxed the colonists with things like the Stamp Act because it has cost the British government a lot of money to defend the colonies in the. This angered a lot of colonists because they were getting taxed without consent in that they have no representation in Parliament. Although other British colonies also did not have representation, the colonists felt that they were just as valid as British citizens as those in GB, so they were angry that they had to pay all these taxes without agreeing to them. Hence the phrase "no taxation without representation"
Approximately 180 million years
All continents were united in one super continent known as Pangaea. according to Wegener, an observation into the shape and designs of the continents reveals that all the continents were once one large mass. the continent begun to split approximately 180,000 million years ago.
Explanation:
I believe they used the phrase "Manifest Destiny." In other words, they believed that it was their destiny to have the land and to build upon it.
The damage outweighed the benefits to the American people because it meant they got to "have more." In other words, more money.
The government could have made an agreement with the natives and possibly allowed them to continue living on the land, perhaps, that would have caused less wars or battles in the end.