British Rule In Britain During The 1700s

During the 1700s, Britain ruled over the colonies. The colonies had been discovered and settled by the British. The British believed that the colonies were British territories and were to be ruled as if they were British territories. The colonies did not like this. The Founding Fathers agreed that it was time for a change and sought to rebel from, and declare independence from the British. The Founding Fathers were justified in rebelling and declaring independence because the British rule had become oppressive, Britain was too small and too far away from the colonies to be in any position to rule over them, and the colonies had become large enough to become their own nation.
The British rule that was established in the colonies was oppressive and unfair. The British rule was immoral because Parliament contained a totality of British politicians who only cared about Britain’s wants and needs. The Colonists, “wanted the right to vote about their own taxes, like the people living in Britain. But no colonists were permitted to serve in the British Parliament.” (Ember) This unfairness led to many unwanted laws such as the Intolerable Acts and the Stamp Act. These laws did not benefit the colonists in any way, but the acts significantly helped the British. Laws and acts were forced

upon the colonists without representation or consent from them. These laws and acts would later help spur the Revolution and fuel the fire for the necessity of independence.
Britain was far to small to rule over the colonies and it was separated from the colonies by the Atlantic Ocean. This is huge geographical gap between the governing and the governed also created a huge respect gap between them as well. The size difference, when comparing the mother country of Britain to their daughter colonies, is staggering. The colonies were five times as large as Britain. The size difference, plus the geographical distance between Britain and the colonies had a negative affect on Britain’s rule of the colonies. Britain’s governmental hold on the colonies weakened over time as the colonists felt separated from their governing country. The only thing was, not everyone wanted to separate immediately. Thomas Jefferson even said, “...it is neither our wish nor our interest to separate from her.” (Jefferson)
Another major factor in the colonies’ drive for independence was the sheer size of the colonies.

“When on December 22, 1775, the British Parliament prohibited trade with the colonies, Congress responded in April of 1776 by opening colonial ports—this was a major step towards severing ties with Britain.” (history.state.gov) The colonies no longer depend solely on British goods, but had set up strong trading agreements with numerous countries. These agreements sustained the colonies. By setting up trade agreements with other countries, the colonies had, in a way, become “independent’ from the necessity for British goods. These British goods had become obsolete to the goods of rival

countries.
The Founding Fathers were justified in rebelling from the British. By rebelling they broke away from a harsh government that was in no position to rule over them and they were able to established their own government. Britain had no right to govern over the American colonies. It was an appropriate time for the colonies to declare their independence from Britain. The colonies recognized the opportunity and overcame their difficulties. The colonies strived to succeed and they found their way to independence.