Reasons For American Independence

Everyone deserves to have equal rights. All patriots want is independence from Britain. We are being taxed and new laws are being added without say or representation. When colonist stand up for their rights the British government ignores them. Some will write letters, hold up signs do anything to protest but they are just ignored. The King is selfish and does not know how to properly run a country. Some say they follow the king because it's easier to follow his laws. But his laws aren’t fair! And he doesn't care about anyone opinion but his own. Join the patriots and gain your independence.

     I know it is hard to believe we (the colonists) would be on the verge of a revolution against our own homeland. My father has explained to me the reasons we deserve independence from God, the King, and the British people. There are many things going on in the colonies to lead us to our current thoughts. The British people have imposed many Acts upon us colonists.

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 years of 1763-1765 were truly defining moments for colonist of the colonies, soon to become the United States of America. ‘’War! War! This is the only way!” American Colonist shouted,as they took to the streets proclaiming defiance of British rule. “We as a people shall fight for our freedom and have victory.No more shall we continue to let others control our countries and give our money to a monarch who has no concern for our right’s, dedication that was put forth to help fight and respect us as loyal subjects.We must fight for our freedom!” When American colonist waged war it proved to be the only way for the colonies to become free from Britian. In turn, the colonist were justified in breaking away from England because of: The

American colonists should support the Declaration of Independence and the Patriots in the Revolutionary War. Great Britain was taxing the American colonists because of Britain’s great debt from the French and Indian War. Britain made the quartering act, the stamp act, townshend act, and the tea act. This is taxation without representation and it was unjust. The Patriots were angry and rightfully so. The King was making the colonists pay taxes on imported goods to decrease his country’s debt, the Patriots were outraged and wanted freedom.

Imagine everything that is said is heard in a British accent. It sounds funny now, but that's how it could have been if the colonists had never declared their independence from England. That isn't what happened though. Grievances were made, events came to pass, and the Declaration of Independence was written. Taking a look at the documents from that time, as well as treatment of other colonies by the British one can see that the colonists were completely justified in declaring their independence from England.

Well I’m here to tell you that that is not the case. In the Declaration it is said, “He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the state remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.” He did not care whether or not the Colonists were in danger which is something that a King should never do. Any leader should always take his people into consideration. King George was so mean to his people they had the audacity to call him a tyrant which was probably one of the cruelest things you could call someone in that day. To conclude, the King was the one in the wrong here, not the colonists.

As a colonist, I think the colonies should be separated from England and be free; independent states. England is not being fair to us. They have made many laws that all of us don’t agree with including the proclamation of 1763 and many more. They have also made taxes and because of that we have rebelled. Many resources could have been saved if England would just cooperate.

1) What reasons did Thomas Paine give in his pamphlet Common Sense for why the American Colonies should declare full and complete independence from Great Britain in 1776?

In conclusion, the American colonists were fully justified in their declaration of independence from Great Britain. The American colonists never deserved any of the punishment they received through taxes and the other means that were placed upon them. With the continuous counts of corruption acts being placed upon them, American colonist felt no choice but to revolt against the British. Before war commenced colonists made several attempts in peacefully expressing their disapproval, however, the attempts continued with results in

In 1776, the original thirteen colonies officially declared their independence from Great Britain after the American revolution. This fight for freedom was not an easy one however and was brought on by a chain of events following the French and Indian War in 1754. After fighting in the French and Indian War, Great Britain had greatly over-extended itself, causing a period of severe debt. To cope with this debt, Parliament started trying to generate revenue for the country; one way this was done was though the passing of acts. In 1764, under the order of George Grenville, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, the Sugar Act and the Currency Act were implemented. These two acts were consumption taxes on sugar and printing currency, respectively. Not too long after these acts were passed, the Stamp Act of 1765 occurred, requiring colonists to pay for an official seal to have their mail sent. After this act was passed, colonists were becoming angry that they were being taxed on nearly everything. This anger led to the

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.

At this point my dear cousin, I’d like to convince you of my desire to have you with me for the cause of our freedom here in the colonies. In my own point of view independence is a universal need. According to the newly written Declaration of Independence people are born with certain independent rights. Some of these mentioned in the text are unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Do you agree with that? I hope you can believe me when I say to experience true freedom, people must have these basic forms of independence from birth. Unfortunately, when we’ve discussed this concept with Mother England, we are far apart on agreement! In the declaration of independence it clearly states that if these basic rights

Colonists- All we have requested is to keep our freedom and our rights. We have made the difficult journey and deserve these important rights. With Britain as our controller, they are taking away many of our rights.

We, the Colonists, refuse taxation without representation. We have no voice in parliament as it’s too far away. Decisions should not be made without these colonies when the people who make these decisions have not experienced living there. They do not know our lifestyle so they should not be able to make decisions regarding it. We could never have a voice in parliament either, as an entire ocean separates us.