The answer is George the Third.
Yes, of course they were. They felt that freedom (Independance) was a God-given right of humans.
John Locke's political writings.
Taxation without representation and the tyranny of the King because the king of England at that time was being too "bossy" to the colonists, and the last straw was`all the taxing and the Boston tea party. they cut ties afterwards and went to war.
Taxes. I might add that the taxes the colonists were paying were quite a bit lower than the total tax burden that American citizens shoulder today. In fact, hundreds of wars have been fought, and millions of men and women have died, fighting against taxes that were a heck of a lot lower than American citizens are paying right now. The US government appears to be willing to completely ignore the lessons of history. They do so at their own risk.
The colonists wanted not to be ruled by a king and his Parliament who were across the ocean. They also thought they should be allowed to make their own laws because they never got to vote in Parliament and the British Parliament never asked if the law was ok. The colonists wanted not to be ruled by a king and his Parliament who were across the ocean. They also thought they should be allowed to make their own laws because they never got to vote in Parliament and the British Parliament never asked if the law was ok.
Some of the reasons the American colonies declared their independence from the British empire:The colonists were heavily taxedColonists had no say in their own affairsParliament made their laws
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1776
Taxation
to persuade the colonies to declare independanceTo convince the American colonists to declare independence from Great Britain, then set up a democratic government.
The American colonists declared independence from England in 1776. This came after the American Revolution.
The colonists state that they will no longer obey the British government.
(Apex) Great Britain taxed the colonies, but did not allow them to participate in politics.
King George III
They were very different from the British soldiers and wanted to declare independence from England.
the decleration states that because the British government had repeatedly taken away the american rights, the american colonists had the right to form a new government.
They were very different from the British soldiers and wanted to declare independence from England.