Colonists Justified In Colloning From Britain

Many colonists were angered because of high taxes England chose to enforce on them. These taxes were a result of the British participation and victory in the French and Indian war. However, what made the colonists even more angry was the fact that they were being taxed without representation in England’s Parliament. The colonists thought that, in order to be taxed by the British, they should have representation in it. They saw it as unfair to be taxed by a government they had no say in. As Patrick Henry said in his speech made to the Virginia House of Burgesses, “We can under law be taxed only by our own representatives...The Stamp Act is against the law. We must not obey it…” (Doc. 1). Since many colonists thought this taxation broke the law, some of them chose to protest by going to the House of Burgesses, boycotting imports, or simply not paying it in response. This response is justified; if

In 1763, the French and Indian War ended, leaving Great Britain with large debts. In order to help with the debt, Great Britain passed laws to tax the colonists. The colonists were furious. Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain? Yes, the American colonists were justified in waging war to break away from Britain because the British Parliament was over taxing the colonists, the colonists were forced to stay on the East side of the Appalachian Mountains, and they had to pay to house and care for British soldiers.

One of the reasons for the colonies breaking away from Britain was how King George mistreated them. We can see this in Document 7, as Jefferson writes about the grievances the colonies have against him. He implores the king to be more “open...to liberal and expanded thought”. Still the king ignores both the Olive Branch Petition and Declaration of Rights and Grievances that the Continental Congress sends him. This shows his lack of care for the colonies. Another mistreatment that the colonists receive from the British is the Boston Massacre. This event raised tensions in the the colonies against the British, who were perceived as attacking unarmed citizens. Soldiers killed innocent people that night with guns, angering many colonists. Finally, the Intolerable Acts were a large reason that the colonists felt justified in declaring independence. Document 15 by Samuel Adams talks about how the colony of Boston is punished for the Boston Tea party “by the shutting of the harbor and other marks of revenge”. The retaliation from the British after the protest in Boston Harbor was an overreaction that angered many colonists. There

The colonists were in every right, aspect and mind, not only justified but also it was about time that they stood of and actually take action against the British. The choice of going to war with them, was the only choice that they had. All diplimatical options that they had ceased to stand a chance against the tyrant Britain. From the very beginning when the colonists felt upset against their mother country and the way that they went about the law making, up until the beginning of the war, they tried all diplimatical options that they had, by sending letters, you name it. When they didn’t work then they had no other means but to declare war.

Huge debts were owed to Great Britain for supplying the colonists with military support and supplies. To pay the dues, there was the establishment of the Stamp Act, the taxation on domestic goods and services. A tax on domestic merchandise brought even more anger to the colonists. The Sugar Act, the Townshed Duties and the Tea Act were also all introduced with the same fundamentals: applying tax on goods whether it be directly or indirectly, domestic or international. “British commercial regulations imposed a paltry economic burden on Americans, who enjoyed a rapid economic growth and a standard of living higher than their European counterparts” (McGaughy). Each act resulted in irritated colonists. Some even retaliated by tarring and feathering certain English tax enforcers living in the colonies.

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

Colonists sought independence from British government for a multitude of reasons. Tension quickly rose between England and the thirteen colonies due to the unjust taxing without fair representation in Parliament, the colonist’s rights to assemble were taken away by the British, and there were many unreasonable Acts and laws put into place in attempt to have complete control over the colonists as well as intimidate them. For these reasons and the suffering that the colonists endured at the hands of the British government, I feel that the colonists had plenty just causes to separate themselves from England.

“Give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry. I believe that the Colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain and the King. King George was making the Colonists pay very unfair taxes, he was trying to rule over them from all the way over in England, and he wouldn’t take the colonies legislators opinions into consideration. While some people may say that the Colonists were just unappreciative, that is not correct. They continued to stay with the King until the King turned on them and made them do things they didn’t want to do and shouldn’t have to do.

The first reason the Colonies were justified is that they were being treated unfairly by England. The first reason the Colonies were treated unfairly by Britain was during the Boston massacre. This event was initiated by an unarmed colonist, who was speaking against the crown. The Redcoats present unnecessarily tried to calm the now group of protestors, one of these soldier’s opened fire on a colonist creating a chaotic scene which wound up killing five colonists. But this shot only sparked more resentment towards the English crown. We can see in document 4, the Boston massacre was completely unnecessary, and altogether avoidable. The tyrannical actions of the Redcoats inspired many forms of propaganda against the British government. Secondly, the British government passed the intolerable acts, closing the Boston harbor. Because the colonist protested against the British government punished them by passing the intolerable acts. As seen in document 6, parliament was abusing its power by passing the tyrannical laws which closed the Boston Harbor as a punishment for the destruction of tea during the Boston tea party. Bostons harbor was a trading hub and many

The american colonist went through more trouble than you would think. The colonists were fed up from all the acts the British were passing and the way they were taking advantage of the . The British were angered at the revolts and rebellions held against them. The Boston Massacre and Tea Party were two of the first things that upset the British . The colonists thought that the king was being unjust and unfair with them. This revolution was the first modern one. Were the american colonists justified in breaking away from Britain? The american colonist were justified in breaking away from Britain because of Lack of Land, Taxes, and lack of representation in parliament.

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

“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” - Benjamin Franklin. This famous quote is said during the American Revolution, an event that created a new country, the United States of America, now one of the most powerful countries in the world. The American colonists, under the unfair and strict laws of the British government, fought and rebelled for their rights and liberty. But were the colonists justified in waging war with Britain? The answer is yes, the colonists were justified due to the unconstitutional acts made, the lack of representation in political affairs, and the cruel and unrightful punishments given by Great Britain.

Evidence states “To help pay for this army, Prime Minister George Grenville asked Parliament to tax the colonists. In 1764 Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which set duties on molasses and sugar imported by colonists. This was the first act passed specifically to raise money in the colonies.” This means that the colonies wanted freedom from British laws that were unsensible for them to obey. It left them poorer and they couldn’t even buy simple goods without having to pay extra. At the same time, they housed british soldiers, which meant that they took their food, space and privacy. The only people who benefitted from this was the British. The colonists deserved to be able to have their own government and make their own

Many people will tell you that American soldiers shouldn’t have disobeyed their “mother country”, Britain, just like a children should never disobey their mother. But people holding that opinion do not realize what Britain did to make the American colonists rebel. It all started in the 1750’s when Great Britain fought a war against the French and their Indian allies, called The French and Indian War. After the war, Britain began passing harsh laws for colonists to follow which made many very upset. Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain? Americans were justified in declaring independence because British commanders made colonists open their homes to British soldiers, Britain passed harsh laws that

“The American colonists were justified in fighting a war to break away from Great Britain” To what extent do you agree with this statement?