Why Support Britain?

Has anybody else noticed that our in-class discussions seem to revolve in support of Great Britains taxes, acts, and political agendas preceding the revolutionary war? I just find it interesting to see that the classroom filled with quote on quote "rebellious" teenagers would take the side of the nation that threatened our democracy with oppression centuries ago. Many of us, including me, have parents, grand-parents, or other relatives who immigrated to the United States seeking, "The American Dream." That elusive dream (in my mind) is the search of opportunity, working hard and being rewarded, and fundamentally, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These ideals seem key to the fight for freedom from the British during the revolutionary era. Its true, taxes were much higher in london than they were in Boston, but does that justify them to the colonists? A common Enlightenment philosophy that we learned about tells us to doubt everything and to me it seems as though this philosophy goes part and parcel with the colonies' rebellions. I'm not trying to play some kind of guilt card at you guys, I must admit that during the readings its pretty hard to deny that the colonists resented everything Britain did, and sometimes, it seems, just for the sake of resenting her. I just wanted to know why people think it is that in this day and age we are so quick to support what our ancestors so eagerly renounced. Were the colonists truly blinded by their own cause? Too overly-zealous to admit that the oppression imposed on them could be justified? Does some greater influence inject a desire for order and peace rather than rebellion in our lives? Or do I completely misunderstand people's takes on this subject during our class discussions? Let me know.