Colonist Freedom

Before the Revolutionary War, the tensions between the colonists and King George of Great Britain were “very high”. The colonists were unhappy over the unfair treatment they were receiving from Britain. They were angry with the taxes and laws that King George had imposed upon them. Despite the taxes being for the French and Indian War, which Britain had fought to keep the colonists safe, they still were angered that they had to pay them. The colonists were unfairly taxed without representation and had a legitimate reason to be angry with King George and Great Britain. The only solution that seemed possible was war, so the colonists decided to declare war. The American colonists were justified for breaking away from the British because they were unfairly taxed and were treated unfairly by the British.

Shortly following the French and Indian War, the American Colonies were issued many taxes and laws, which were passed by Great Britain. The colonists believed that King George III was becoming more of a tyrant, and less like a king of England. These taxes and laws were believed to be very unfair in the eyes of the colonists, causing great conflict between Great Britain and the American Colonists. This conflict would ultimately lead to the American Revolution. The American Revolution was caused by numerous British taxes like the Tea Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, and the Quartering Act, resulting in resistance from the colonists.

The taxation of the colonists was very important to what would eventually be the American Revolution. The people of the colonies were finally united, though they have not called for an army to be made or haven’t talked about independence, they are starting to come together, and make their differences blur.

The next reason colonists claimed their independence from britain was peace. This happen because the colonists were paying soldiers to protect but they were doing nothing. This was an idea that was by the king. The colonist did not agree and protested. According to Declaration of independence “For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us”(t.Jefferson,44). This describes the red coats did nothing and shot at people that hated them.

The American Revolutionary War in 1755 spouted from a conflict between the British government and British people living in the then 13 American colonies. The crown and his legislature passed tax measures, which the people of the thirteen American colonies fiercely opposed. American leaders took action against taxes because the government that created the laws offered no representation for those being taxed which is where taxation without any representation stems from. The crown only allowed upper-class men vote in England and most elections within American colonies, although the American voting class weren’t able to express on the ballots their views of the parliament.

There were several reasons colonists wanted to break away from the English. A large reason the colonists wanted to break away from English rule was the amount of high taxes that they had to pay for almost everything, because they essentially had to foot the bill for a war. The colonists also had no say on the laws that were passed by a government that was across an ocean, thus the phrase “No Taxation without Representation.” Paying high taxes and having no say in what laws were passed obviously made the colonists angry with the British government, but another factor was the British would not let the colonists trade with anyone else besides them. This means that all trades going in or out could only be done with Britain. Forcing the colonists to pay whatever the British merchants wanted to set their price at because there was no major competition. All of these things as well as not letting the colonists expand past the Mississippi River, would calumniate into a revolution in which the colonists would form their own government and finally fulfill their wish of breaking away from British rule.

In conclusion, the Colonists were very justified in waging war as they were being over taxed, being ruled from across the sea, and weren’t being taken seriously. The main reason was that the King was no longer for his people and was for the money instead. They were rightly justified because a leader of a country should always be for his people. These reasons helped the Colonists because it gave them a reason to keep going when things got tough. They could see the future of this country and they continued to fight until they could live their vision and

The end of the French and Indian War brought debt to Great Britain. To pay for the costs of the war, British Parliament passed a series of laws taxing the American colonists. The colonies became upset with all of the new taxes and began to rebel. The colonists had no representation in British Parliament and felt that they should not pay for taxes without the ability to have a say. Their rebellions only made the British create more laws without them.

Great Britain at this time had many issues with funding themselves after exhausting resources and political power, after the French and Indian War. Britain was slowly losing power trying to keep the inhabitants of the American colonies at the bay. With a victory in the hand of Britain and one of the bloodiest wars staining the hearts of the people of America in the other, Britain had to keep itself strong, so the idea of taking their colonies quickly came to mind and keeping foreign colonies in check was their first priority. There were many issues going on in the British colonies. One of many issues that happened is salutary neglect, which led to the colonies to be mad with the British Government.

After the british government put the taxes, first, the colonies wanted to stay under the british government. According to Peter Oliver, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Britain is their (colonies’) parent who has always protected them from their enemies, so the colonies must stay loyal to Britain and show some respect. (Doc 5). This is an example of how the colonists wanted to stay loyal to british crown

The American colonists were justified in their actions of revolting, waging war, and separating from Britain. This is true due to the fact of unjustified taxes the King forced upon the colonists, the brutality that was enforced by the British soldiers, the propaganda published to push colonists to revolt and requests sent the king multiple times to repeal his laws and proclamations made against the colonists. Yet, he continuously denied every petition and treaty they sent his way and enforced more laws onto them.

First they were taxed for printed papers they used, but they did not submit to that law. Next they were being taxed on imported good, which they also denounced and began to not take the imported goods from the British (boycott). The colonists were tired of having the British government ruling over them and not allowing them create their own laws and systems. They finally took a stand and had created a war that won them their independence.

About a decade before the American Revolution happened in 1775, there were lots of tension building up between the colonists and the British. The colonists did not like being under British rule and control because they liked freedom and wanted independence. However, the British government attempted to raise tax revenues by imposing more taxes on the colonists to pay for the leftover debts from the Indian-French War. Some of the laws passed include the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767, and the Tea Act of 1773. Some events that escalated the tension include the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, etc. The colonists were justified in rebelling against Britain.

Have you ever felt like your parents made unfair rules that you had to obey? Or, say, maybe your younger siblings did something to you or caused trouble and you wanted to get revenge, but you were afraid you would get in trouble? Well, travel back in time to around the late 1760s and the early 1770s in the American Colonies. The sun is shining outside, but not inside the colonists. They are angry and their stomachs are growling. For revenge. Back up a couple years. The French and Indian War just ended. Britain won, but it was costly. They're short on food, have lost lots of troops, and have lost some money. After this, King George’s mindset is, Hey, let’s tax the colonists extra so that they're paying for the war cost and the British don't

A wise man name Patrick Henry once said, “No taxation without representation.” The king started to make the colonists pay taxes on almost everything also known as the Tax Act of 1763 (“The Boston Tea Party”). The colonists, especially got irritated when the king made them only buy tea from the East India Tea Company, also known as the Tea Act of 1773 (“The Boston Tea Party”). The Boston Tea Party was a significant act of disobedience by the colonists that jolted the issue of taxation and helping spark the Revolutionary War.