Colonial Speech Dear friends, I am here to express my thoughts on our liberty, our freedom, and most of all the hindrance that is Great Britain controlling us. I believe that we should go to war with Great Britain. We have been manipulated, tricked, and used by the British throughout the years. We have been treated not as equals but as servants of the lowest standards. I say we’ve been suffering long enough. It’s time to take a stand and show that we can fight, that we are not weak as they perceive us to be. “Why! Why should we risk our lives!?” (Caroline). ‘Why?’, you ask? Because shouldn’t there be a better, brighter future for the young we care for? We struggle to help our families survive. As an example the “Declaratory Act” stating
they have the right to tax us is absolutely absurd! They enforce acts that leave us with little or no money for ourselves, and even the smallest elements needed to survive costs us more than it should.
The colonists were in every right, aspect and mind, not only justified but also it was about time that they stood of and actually take action against the British. The choice of going to war with them, was the only choice that they had. All diplimatical options that they had ceased to stand a chance against the tyrant Britain. From the very beginning when the colonists felt upset against their mother country and the way that they went about the law making, up until the beginning of the war, they tried all diplimatical options that they had, by sending letters, you name it. When they didn’t work then they had no other means but to declare war.
Justification of the Colonists' Declaration of Independence from England 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 thing 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.
Historians may argue that the British lost the war more than the Colonists won it. Simply looking at the statistics of the British three to one ratio over the colonists, and their overwhelming wealth and naval power, it is virtually impossible to believe that the Americans came out victorious. During this war, the newly emerging colonists proved to the rest of the world that they were becoming an upcoming world power. Although unknown at the time, Washington would prove to be a military genius. This would benefit the colonists in many ways. The colonists, although only one-third of them were pro-war, were patriots who were willing to die for their country. The colonists had more to gain from the war then the British had to lose, thus creating more of an incentive to win. The colonists also had aid from other countries such as France and created allies that would eventually be useful in other wars. The Colonists won the war more than the British lost it because of Washington's great military skills, their patriotism and motives to triumph, and aid of foreign countries.
The British policies having to do with the American colonies that passed between 1763 and 1776 were an attempt by Britain to have the colonists pay for the French and Indian War and an attempt to keep the colonies subservient to British rule. However these policies backfired and cause the colonist’s to resist British authority and strengthened their commitment to republican values in government. The policies implemented new taxes in order to raise funds and caused what the colonists believed to be injustices to go unchecked by the government, as well as causing the colonists to turn to republican ways of self-governing. The colonists felt as if they were not being properly represented in the British parliament, which led to them turning towards
An oppressed people will eventually rise against the oppressor regardless of loyalties they may have had in the past to their oppressor. Humans can only withstand so much oppression before eventually reaching a breaking point-a fact the British Empire failed to realize when they took oppressive actions on their colonies that would cause conflict and culminate into the American Revolution. After claiming victory in the French-Indian War, the British decided to implement policies and taxes in the colonies the colonists that the colonists considered illegal due to lack of their consent. While initially, the colonists did attempt more peaceful and logical alternatives to resolve their discontent with the British Empire, eventually more oppressive taxes and violent events culminated to a full Revolution. Before the revolution, the British had incurred debt from the French-Indian War and needed to raise money: they turned to the colonies as a source of income.
The American colonists’ disagreements with British policymakers lead to the colonist’s belief that the policies imposed on them violated of their constitutional rights and their colonial charters. These policies that were imposed on the colonist came with outcome like established new boundaries, new internal and external taxes, unnecessary and cruel punishment, and taxation without representation. British policymakers enforcing Acts of Parliament, or policies, that ultimately lead in the colonist civil unrest, outbreak of hostilities, and the colonist prepared to declare their independence.
From 1754 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles, each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever won, in reality, gained an empire. It was a determined and eventually successful attempt by the British to get a dominant position in North America, the West Indies, and the subcontinent of India. Although Britain had won all this land, political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies were totally annihilated.
“Is there a single trait of resemblance between those few towns and a great and growing people spread over a vast quarter of the globe, separated by a mighty ocean?” This question posed by Edmund Burke was in the hearts of nearly every colonist before the colonies gained their independence from Britain. The colonists’ heritage was largely British, as was their outlook on a great array of subjects; however, the position and prejudices they held concerning their independence were comprised entirely from American ingenuity. This identity crisis of these “British Americans” played an enormous role in the colonists’ battle for independence, and paved the road to revolution.
Edmund Burke delivered his speech on conciliation with the Colonies to Parliament on March 22, 1775. The purpose of the speech was to persuade the British Parliament to consider their relationship with the American Colonists in regards to them being forced to pay taxes and whether or not their relationship would evolve. The evolvement would see the Colonists as more of an equal nation instead of the “loyal” British subjects that they were. This speech came almost 10 years after Parliament passed the Stamp Act (Mamet, 2015). This meant that the Colonists had been living with the oppression of the Crown as well as being taxed without proper representation or consent.
Henry asks, “Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed at every house?” This powerful message depicts a world the colonists might be moving toward
Sir Winston Churchill’s speech, ‘We Shall Fight on the Beaches’ was a wonderful piece of moving rhetoric. The diction that Churchill uses to deliver his message is not so advanced that one cannot understand him easily, but still manages to portray a sense of Churchill’s deeply intellectual status without being condescending. It is a very inspirational piece, a moving speech, and a powerful call to action aimed to uplift the downtrodden population of Britain at the time. Churchill responded to the need for inspiration with his now-famous speech. His use of rhetoric not only inspired Britain, but was a powerful tool that brought about a final victory over the Nazis.
“Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.” (Henry 102). Patrick Henry who stated these words from his most famous speech, A Speech to the Virginia Convention during 1775, amounted great effects in the outcome of the Revolutionary War. During the war colonists were adrift and needed guidance on how to cope with the intrusion of the British. Henry felt the need to speak out on the issue, because if he didn't he would forever consider himself guilty of treason. By connecting with their emotions and bringing out the anger of the colonists, Henry sought an approach to utilize the people's emotion to urge them to rebel against the British forces. The most effective technique used in the speech to persuade
During the time of Imperialism, motivations to colonize regions such as Asia, Africa, and the Muslim World were greatly influenced by economic, political, and social interests. The imperialist nation of Great Britain especially demonstrated economic interest when it came to the Opium War with China. Leading up to the war, China enjoyed a trade surplus, exporting more than it imported. Westerners, on the other hand, had a trade deficit with China, buying more from the Chinese than they sold to them. Consequently, Great Britain decided to illegally sell an addictive drug called opium. After this product was outlawed by the Chinese Government, Great Britain decided to go to war. Great Britain's main motivations for the war were expanding their
The relationship between the British and the colonist changed during the French and Indian War because of the way the British affected life economically, socially and geographically.
I can not continue to hold my tongue while witnessing such foolish act against our King. King George has granted us so many good things that we need to be thankful for. I myself witnessed the acts of the outraged Whigs on December 16, 1773, and I am appalled. The crown allowed that tea to be sent here merely to aid us. We can not let an Ocean dilute our morals nor blind us of Parliament's ways. If we continue to act like children we will be left vulnerable to the force of the British Army. It was the crowns blessing that let us colonize in these new lands and with out our parliament, there is no other authority.