American colonists were justified after their separation from Great Britain and gaining independence. At first, the colonists didn’t mind being apart of the British colonies. However, colonists were upset at the fact that the British were abusing their power and being unjust. Soon later, with the help of Enlightenment views from several American philosophers, the colonists wanted to break free from the British crown’s chains. Colonists felt that they weren’t being treated fairly by the king as he continued to file tax over tax on many goods. The Sugar Act was the first tax the Parliament laid onto the colonists. According to Document 2, most colonists felt like the British were just, “levying money upon us” (Document 2) and were furious …show more content…
To further prove this point is Document 4, an illustration of the Boston Massacre made by Paul Revere, a member from the Sons of Liberty. The painting shows several British soldiers firing their muskets to unarmed colonists. Colonists who disliked the British thought the depiction of the massacre was what truly happened, though it can been seen as propaganda as Paul Revere has a bias towards Americans rather than the British. Nevertheless, this pictured resulted an increase in colonists pride and even more hatred to Parliament and King George himself. Another method King George abused his power was the Declaratory Act. After the repeal of the Stamp Act, the Parliament passed the Declaratory act, a law that basically told the colonists that the Parliament would always, “bind us in all cases whatsoever” (Document 6). This document caused the creation of the Second Continental Congress, as colonists were tired of the lack of freedom and rights the British were providing them, and wanted to depart from their ruling as soon as possible. Moreover, the colonists wanted to separate from the British because of their hatred to the king, and believed his ruling methods were completely one-sided. To colonists, they concluded that, “kings are servants, not proprietors of the people” (Document 7). This meant that kings should be more liberal by considering what the people think rather than have laws that only benefit themselves. In general, propaganda and many of the patriots’ speeches made colonists think of the Parliament was an enemy to the
The British government had ruled the colonies in America since 1607 when Jamestown was started until the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776. The colonists were justified in breaking away from Britain because of the the harshness of King George, the ideals and principles their independence represented and lack of representation in Parliament.
By suddenly ending “salutary neglect”, the British Parliament had, unknowing, prompted the beginnings of the Americans' grievances. Though not much protest occurred in response to the Proclamation (most colonists moved West anyways), the Act itself would set a precedent for Americans' sense of anxiety. The first direct tax on the American colonies, the Stamp act, contributed significantly to the beginnings of pre-Revolutionary unity. With the rallying battle cry, “No taxation without representation”, the American colonists proceeded to call together the Stamp Act Congress. Not only was this event significant due to the fact that it was another group meeting, automatically signifying at least some unity, but major proponents of Revolution, such as Samuel Adams, started new efforts towards uniting colonists against Britain, such as the Sons of Liberty. The following several years, though not marked with tremendous amounts of unification, definitely contributed to a growing sense of anxiety and oppression amongst the American colonists. With more direct taxes such as the Tea Acts, Coercive Acts, and Quartering Acts. Grievance after grievance, the number of “unreasonable” British actions inevitably forced the Americans into a dilemma. While some colonists, such as Richmond Henry Lee, equated such acts to the British desire to “ruin” the colonies, others, such as Mather Byles, believed that a radical
The first reason that the colonists were justified in breaking away from the British was because the British Parliament and soldiers made unjust decisions for their own personal gain and abused their powers over the colonists. As stated in Document 2 of the packet “Document-Based Questions--Path to Revolution”, the British parliament taxed the colonists for the sole purpose of levying money upon them (Stamp Act). The taxes was also mainly used to pay for the French-Indian War, which seems like it justifies the British taxing, except for the fact that it was taxes without representation, which can be labeled as tyranny. This supports my argument, as the American colonists didn’t like having to pay for the war, and let Britain take money away from them for profit. Another piece of evidence that supports my claim would be that on Document 10 of the packet it was stated that, “We have understood it be
The British King and Parliament were depriving colonists of their natural rights, therefore justifying the colonists' actions of rebellion and independence.
The colonists in North America were primarily justified against the British because they significantly reduced the rights of the American colonists. After the French and Indian war, England was in debt which encouraged the British to impose the unfair taxes that restricted the rights of the colonists. For example, in document 1 it explains that England did not recover the money lost in the French and Indian war where the British aided the colonists with protection which cause England to be in debt. Because of England’s
The colonies had to pick being under britain's rule and not doing anything about it or Fighting them and having the freedom the colonies were supposed to have. Due to the heavy taxes and being under their law the American colonies were justified in leaving Britain. The british were being tyrants to the colonies which led the colonies to think that they will not accept Britain to treat them like this. The colonist then decided to fight britain for their land back,for the britains to leave the colonies and not be under King George's rule.
The American colonists were not justified in rebelling against the taxes levied upon them by the British Parliament during the 1760s-1770s. They weren't justified in doing this because there were still under British rule and they weren't being taxed as much as the British citizens anyways. The American colonists weren't Justified in rebelling against British taxes because they were still under British rule. Britain was trying to protect and gain them land.(Doc.
The colonists were justified in separating from Great Britain by declaring independence. Unfair taxes levied by the British parliament were a reason why the colonists were justified from
The king was creating a cruel form of government over the colonists. The colonists couldn't even vote to have a role in their own government. The Stamp Act, “Whately explained why the british were justified in levying taxes on the American colonies” (Document H). Though some people, such as Whately, were loyal to the british, the colonists did not want Britain's “protection.” whately insisted that the government (parliament), was helping them, but most Americans disagreed.
Some could say the American Colonist were not justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain because the British protected the colonist, but the Colonist were justified because of how the British government treated the colonists. British made Americans pay taxes to pay off the debt from the French and Indian war. There was the sugar act, stamp act, and other taxes to make them pay.
Being friends with someone that only lets you do what they what you to do, is not a very good friendship. Just like that, the American colonists were angry at Britain, because of the high taxes and tight control Britain forced on the colonists. The question is, did the colonists have the right to start a revolution to break away from Britain? The American colonists were justified in declaring their independence from Britain because, Britain taxed most good, Britain placed unfair Acts on the colonies, and Britain abused their power over the colonists.
The attitudes between the king and the colonists were very distinct from one anothers. The colonists felt as if they were being used by the government. They did not want to be robbed from their money and especially from their government. In document A it shows how in some ways the people believed their rights/liberties and being changed or in some manners, revoked "because if any man or any set of men take
The 13 colonies wanted to break away from Britain's rule because of unfair laws and salutary neglect. Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain? The colonists were justified in waging war with Britain because of unfair laws, had no representation in parliament, and the king ignored colonists complaints. The american colonists were justified in waging war because of the unfair laws that were laid upon them.
The colonists have the ability to justify their means of revolting because of Great Britain’s actions. One example of this occurs after the French and Indian War. The colonists fought the French and Indian War for the sole purpose of western expansion. They sacrificed their time, money, and lives for this cause. Yet, after they won the war, the British government passed the Proclamation Act . In this, King
Assume for a moment that you are an American colonist who is attempting to break away from the imperialistic power of Great Britain. During the time of Great Britain’s reign over the colonies, you feel as though Great Britain has progressed into a mother country that is both unfair and untrustworthy to the colonists of America. Although there may be numerous explanations as to why the colonists transformed into revolutionaries against the mother country of Great Britain, there is one recognizable reason that drove the colonists towards independence. The colonists of America hated the implementation of taxes on the colonies, which drove the revolutionaries to act out against Great Britain. Some relevant ways the colonists approached their