What was the American Revolution, after all, if not a war fought for abstractions? The colonists were in no danger of losing their land or their homes. They took up arms because they wanted independence, an end to monarchy, the right to govern themselves, no taxation without representation — abstractions all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763

This isn't even at "read settlers" level, it's just "read a people's history of the united states" level