Answer:
California's size and distance from Mexico
The 7 original wonders are Great Pyramid of Giza<span>, </span>Hanging Gardens of Babylon,Temple of Artemis<span> at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia,</span>Mausoleum<span> at Halicarnassus,</span><span> Colossus of Rhodes, and the </span><span>Lighthouse of Alexandria</span>
The main reason is that neither side was willing to compromise on the idea of taxation. The British need revenue to pay for the French and Indian War, and the colonists were upset that they had no representation in Congress. There was little-to-no room for compromise.