Essay ; the Declaration of Independence

Were the colonist justified in declaring independence from England? I feel

that they had plenty of just cause to separate themselves. England was taxing

the colonies without fair representation in Parliament, the British also took

away the right to assemble, and they were using different tactics to attempt to

intimidate the colonists.

One of the greatest things that angered the colonists was the taxation

without representation. The British government had good reason to tax the

colonies, because they just went to war to defend them. That they understood,

but they didnÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їt appreciate the fact that they didnÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їt have a say into how the

debt would be paid. The British passed the Townshend Acts to offset the war

debt. This caused the colonist to reinstate the boycott on luxury items.

England then passes the Tea Act taxing imported tea, but also gives the

British East Indian Tea co. a complete monopoly, cutting the middleman out

of the deal, thus putting American merchants nearly out of business.

As time went on, and the British got a little more nervous about the

coloniesÐ'ÐŽÐ'Ї acts of rebellion, they decide to try and stop it by taking away a

basic right, the right to free assembly. This further angers the colonist.

England pushes harder on the colonists until an assembly was considered to

be two guys meeting on the street. All of this forces the colonists to meet

underground.

During this entire period the British were starting to make attempts to

intimidate the colonists in hopes to end the rebellions. It seemed that the more

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