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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 didnÐÐŽÐЇt appreciate the fact that they didnÐÐŽÐЇt 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
coloniesÐÐŽÐЇ 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