Reasons For The Petition Of The Colonies

The King in his right mind has total control and power of the colonies and can do whatever he deems necessary to control them. With that said, The king of that time, not thinking about the peoples feelings went ahead and instead of making the people happy did whatever he could to make the government better. Which in the long run was to make money. Well every time the king mad a law to make up for another law that the people didn’t like, it

I believe the colonists were justified in rebelling against the British, because of the abusive king and British parliament, the taxes without representation, the laws without consent of colonists (such as the Quartering Act), and deaths of the colonists in brutal events, such as the Boston Massacre. All these events combined caused outrage throughout the colonies (such as the Boston Tea Party, and tarring and feathering of British officials), and sparked a rebellion that would change the history of the colonies forever.

There are many reasons why the American colonist decided to rebel. One cause is the British Parliament. They started The Stamp Act and The Sugar Act. They made and raised taxes on sugar and on every printed piece of paper such as stamps, licenses, newspapers and even playing cards. Another reason they rebelled is the French and Indian war. This war lasted from 1754 to 1763. Colonists were taxed to help pay for the troops fighting in the war.The taxes were often raised and colonists were angry because of this. The last reason of why the colonist rebelled is the Boston Massacre. The British were angered by the taxes from the government so they decided to protest and a battle broke out and several people were shot and killed.

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.

After the French and Indian War ended in 1954, the British government was in a huge debt by the cost of the war spending. In order to pay for this debt, the Parliament set up a system policy that using the colonies as a source to pay for their massive debt. They passed many act like Tea act, Intolerable acts, and Stamp act to increase the paying tax on the colonies which provoked strong antagonism from the colonies people. From 1763-1783, the colonies blindly accepted the tyranny rule by the British which represented the idea of the colony always loyal to them. However, the British didn’t too much to help their colonies instead forced the colony accepted unequal laws which only bring benefits to their homeland, and this problem will never change

For a better part of the eighteenth century, the American colonists expressed vexation and disapproval of the "coercive " acts, which the British Government perpetrated on the colony through series of legislative acts by the British Parliament. Prior to the acts that the colonists in America termed as atrocious and oppressive, they were willing to cooperate and reaffirm loyalty to the King of England. Some of the legislations and declarations that colonists participated in was the sustenance of British soldiers in the colony, payment of import tariffs and other forms of taxes to support the British central government. These are but a few, the reasons as to why colonists objected to the mode of British rule in America. Another concern was the "Rights violations" by the English government regarding economic progress and representation. Because of these grievances, British colonists in America stepped up agitation through violation of the "tyrannical" Acts and petitions through the Continental Congress. The essay explores the grievances that Colonists in America held against the British government, in riposte to "My Dear America Cousin" letter.

The American Colonists were justified to go to war with the British because of the harsh treatment they got. About 12 years after the the French and Indian war the American Colonist found themselves in yet another conflict. After the French and Indian war the British were in major debt. What they did to get themselves out of the debt was start taxing luxury items like tea and glass ect. The Colonist were not happy with this so they decided to boycott all of the taxes. Also the Colonist started the “spinning bee” this was that they did not buy clothes from the british they only made there own. The colonist Put out an Olive branch petition to let bygones be bygones. The British practically ignored this so that set the colonist over the edge and the war began in 1775 at lexington and concord.

The five acts referred to as the Coercive Acts or the Intolerable Acts were too oppressive for the mind of the colonists to endure. Observing the discipline issued by their mother country onto Massachusetts, the residents of all colonies began to fear the loss of their rights and liberties as a result of their protests. Britain had clearly gained control of Massachusetts for all the colonists to view. By changing the charter, suspending local government, establishing military rule, and allowing Catholic Quebec Colonist land, the Colonist were left to question what kind of autonomy was guaranteed. Even though these Acts only applying to Massachusetts, the other colonists assembled to take charge of their rights. Colonists did not take lightly

On May 10, 1775, what ended up noticeably known as the Second Continental Congress was called into session as the British raged Boston trying to capture the loyalists that freely voiced their grievances against the crown. With the grisly battles at Concord and Lexington crisp in their brains, the representatives of twelve of the thirteen Colonies met up in Philadelphia to draw up an announcement of positions as to the activities of the British Parliament. Georgia did not send a delegate until some other time. This session of the Second Congress was to remain in session until March 2,

The British and American colonists are justified who are going to war against the French and Natives for the reasons that the colonists needed to expand their nation, defend their colony, and a chance to cripple france.

Here in the colonies we choose our own representatives, let them tax us, not the British. If we do not agree on how our representatives spend our money, we have the power to vote them out of office! We have the right to decide. King George must understand that we have the right to vote on taxes and other stuff for our colonies.

With compromise now nearly impossible parliament was not about to change. It could not change because: Parliament was already so far ahead, Religion could be used to control and sway the people, and Charles was stubborn (Buchan 53/54). Oliver Cromwell emerges as the leader of the dissenters and quickly takes control of a volatile situation. Authority was

First, the promise for a fair trial is the core justice and adequately sets the standards for a potentially strong democracy in which all people are treated equally. Second, the term free man referred to white, land owning men during the creation of the United States of America. As a result, many important groups of people were left out of the promise for justice, fairness, and freedom. Some of the many groups are those mentioned in Howard Zinn’s Voices of a People’s History of the United States; particularly, excluded groups included African Americans, women, and Native Americans (Zinn 2004). Such groups are now able to enjoy entitlements such as the right to a fair trial, in part because of the original language of Magna Carta which is intended to refer to all free people. In this way, the essence of the Magna Carta eventually led to the evolution of the United States of America. Fair trials for all not only comprises the foundation of U.S. democracy, but is still an active tenant of modern American society. In 1770, the concept of rights were described with reference to the British Magna Carta: “by Magna Charta, no freeman can be denied of his freehold, or liberties, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the law of the land” (The General Advertiser,

Oh Parliament, all of these unfair taxes, laws, and acts, one day, we will rebel and when we do, you will not find the exit. Us colonists are so very upset with the British Parliament because of their attempts for taxing us without representing us. Now fellow colonists help me and the thirteen colonies rebel against the British Parliament and get our freedom

When the leaders of the American Revolution began their journey of independence, they revolted against the increasingly totalitarian monarchy of King George III. Representatives from across the colonies met numerous times to discuss the intrusive and burdensome policies implemented by the British Government, and to unify their efforts to have the government address their grievances. After numerous overtures were spurned by the British Government, the colonial leadership embarked on a path of overt defiance against a government which they believed no longer held the right to govern. In this struggle the founders of the United States answered the important generational question, “Should we consent to be governed?” Their answer concerning