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The telegram was sent to Mexico in an attempt to set up Mexico to attack America so that Americans didn't enter the European war
The King might have ignored the colonists petitions for redress because he believed he was well within his authority to impose the imperial policies that the British were imposing on the colonists. Additionally the British believed that they had protected and taken care of the colonists in a number of wars and therefore deserved to be paid through taxes for the services they had provided. In addition the King had numerous other colonies and wanted to prevent any of the colonies from believing they had the ability or right for self government.
Under the leadership of British statesman Edward G. Wakefield, the first British colonists to New Zealand arrived at Port Nicholson. While attempting to land, so many crews were killed by warriors from Maori people, who interpreted the European's exchange trumpet signals as a prelude to battle. The effect of this colonization can be summarized by the statement:
The Maori won legal equality early on but saw their rights taken away over time.
