The colonists were completely justified in starting the rebellion. While the actions by the British weren't completely unjustified the American Colonists were able to sustain themselves fully. The British continuously had chances to allow the colonists have the freedoms they needed and still be business partners but the British acted irrationally and took the small wars personally. The British denied the colonists of their rights unfairly. Then to make it worse, The British made the colonists accommodate soldiers the colonists didn't need. All this shows how the colonists were justified in starting the rebellion. The colonists had every right to rebel. Their rebellion was based on the simple fact that they had been denied their "rights as Englishmen," (seen in the English Bill of …show more content…
The British continuously denied them of freedom, even though they showed the could handle it well, they deserved to have much more control over their own government than they had as expressed by Robert Walpole (Document 11). They wanted the colonies for self-serving reasons, only enforcing rules on the colonists when it benefited them. It was wrong of the British to deny them their rights like representation in the British Parliament. They were a populous and sizable set of colonies that had the credentials to become their own country. It was beneficial and logical for the Americans to break away, though the British's actions were not unreasonable. America was a growing country who was going to break away anyway. American colonists had the population and the experience, the British would have had to give the colonists a lot more free rein to have them loyal to Britain a lot longer. The rebellion was justified not so much because of what the British did but because of the way they did it. As long as they acted without giving the Americans much of a say in the government, it was justifiable for the Americans to
The American colonist were not justified in declaring independence from the british. The American colonist were not justified in declaring the independence from the british because the british wanted all the land and all the weapons. They wanted to be the biggest and the most overpowered army. They followed the Americans wherever they went. They followed them to new york and bombed their
America was finally over Britain and they were ready to rebel. Britain started passing act that included the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Currency Act. The government was taxing the unfairly and without representation. They were justified in rebelling because Britain was taxing without representation, colonists were not protected, and they were having to house soilders. That all led up to the American Revolution in 1775.
The colonists were smart to start a revolt because at the end of the war the Continental Congress and Britain created a peace treaty called Treaty of Paris. This treaty allowed the colonists to reach their goals and mainly, to be free and independent states. The colonists won the control of all lands east of the Mississippi River and the right to fish off the cost Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Prisoners of war would be released, but property of the British army remaining in the former colonies would become the property of America. Finally, the Mississippi River would remain free for trade and commerce by both nations. As we can see, the colonists could not win all those rights without their revolts and America was not a property
Tyranny or Freedom which would you pick, the American colonists were justified in fighting and seperating from britain. The colonists were justified to separate due to heavy taxes without representation and the unjust actions of great britain.
The colonists although gained myriad advantages by obeying to the British empire, they fall out of love with the British and mount a rebellion because of copious reasons. First of all, after 1763, the
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.
The American Revolution was not justified due to the validity of the reasoning behind Britain’s taxation of the colonies and hinderance of westward expansion and consequently conveys the fallaciousness of the idea that the Britain’s cruel enforcement of these laws gave grounds for a rebellion. Britain only taxed the colonies because of the massive debt they incurred in the Seven Years war or the French and Indian war. Moreover, one of the main motives for this war was to protect the colonies from the French and Natives, which warrants their taxation. In addition, the majority of the fighting was done by British soldiers, adding the the validity of the British taxing the colonies for the services rendered. Also, the colonists were paying only
For many years prior to the revolt, the colonies had been attracting various groups of individuals who were not supportive of the British government. There were those who came to be land owners and were hoping for a better life than they had in England. Others left England agreeing to years of work as indentured servants before becoming free individuals (Tindall & Shi 2013). Some sought freedom from religious persecution and others were forced to come as the colonies were a dropping point for criminals (Fogelman, 1998). This conglomeration of individuals put in place the elements which might be called the “perfect storm”. These very individuals encouraged a revolt against the English Parliament when merely asked to assist in financial support of England through taxes. Moreover, the English only asked this after years of supporting the colonists both economically as well as defending them in war. It was time for the colonists to be active members of British society yet they chose to act like spoiled children.
To most people, the idea of rebelling against one’s government is completely absurd but that is exactly what the British colonists did. Rallying the people up for this rebellion was no easy task because the colonists had so long depended on the British for laws, military protection, culture, and national identity; In addition, few people ever want to incite a war and there was a lot of diversity among the colonies. However the colonies had been taxed heavily and subjected to unfair laws without any sort of representation in parliament. The colonists were angry with the British even if they did not want to go to war. But as it went down in history, the colonists did indeed rebel against the British government through
George Washington once said “to be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” This quote exemplifies the just nature of the American Revolution. The American revolution was a political revolt started by colonists in order to gain freedom from Great Britain’s monarch. As suggested previously, this war was unquestionably vindicated. Colonists fled from Britain to escape The King. When starting their own nation, they wanted to create their own paths, freedoms, and futures. However, these desires were not immediately attainable. Immediately Britain began micromanaging the colonists, forcing them to pay reparations for a war they did not benefit from. It is understandable that colonists were angry. Parliament was relentless, passing the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, as well as numerous other ploys for money. The colonists, eager to start a new nation, were already facing enough difficulties without British Parliament and the King breathing down their necks. Colonists were not able to vote for members of Parliament, therefor felt as though it was unfair for them to be ruled by a force they had no control in. The colonists had the right to start a war, and a justified one at that. It was, and still is, considered an important American right to rise up, should a government turn oppressive.
From the Sugar Act to the Townshend Acts, colonists were getting zero say in Parliament despite their civil efforts. There was only one choice left- a choice that would set them on the road to independence. The colonists separated from Britain with good reason. They were getting no say in Parliament, the British had been killing many without reason in the Boston Massacre, and the distance between America and Britain is so large, that there was no sense in one controlling the other. The colonists were undoubtedly justified in becoming Patriots and seeking independence from Britain.
The Colonists were not always against the rule of Britain, in fact they used to be proud to be a part of Britain. So long as British rule did not overstep their boundaries of power when dealing with the Colonies. However, following the Seven Year War, Britain, who was in debt due to said war, began to interfere in the life of the colonies much to their dismay. Britain believed that they had absolute power over the colonies and did not understand why they did not see it their way. Needless to say the Colonists were upset, and this anger festered over time with each action the British took against them.
The colonists were very smart to revolt against Britain, because at the end of the revolution, they obteinad a lot good things with the Treaty of Paris. First, Britain acknowledged the Colonies as free and independent states. Then they divided territories and America was in control of all lands east of the Mississippi River. Lastly, Britain gave the Americans the right to fish off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. They really did well with this revolution.
I agree with colonist and their desires for freedom. It was a long battle against British and their laws. I would have fought with the rebellions and colonist because it's hard to live with a set of laws that prohibits you from having freedom right. I think one of the main reasons why colonist fought was because of the high taxation. I know it says that in 1765 the Parliament passed The Stamp Act one of many other acts that were meant to raise taxes on the colonist. Colonist were not happy about all this acts which it cause a big problem between British and people in the United States. People didn't want to pay for this new acts which made the British to send troops to enforce this new laws on March 18,1766. it's a big deal when someone
Many people have the misconception that the American Revolution occurred because British colonists did not want to be British citizens any longer. This may have been the case for a select few, but many British colonists desired to maintain their status as British colonists and citizens. The foremost reason that the colonists began protests, boycotts, and petitions against the British was because they believed their innate rights as British citizens were being violated. The American Revolution occurred due to a chain of events and a complex set of intertwined reasons.