Declaration Of Independence Causes

“In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.” In the beginning the colonists didn’t want to leave Britain, but the unfair treatment towards them grew and stayed. Pushing them to want to separate. With three main causes that made the colonists want to leave being: having stationed armies in the colonies, unfair representation for the colonists, and fighting had already begun between both sides.
Dealing with soldiers stationed within the colonies would be awful. The colonists had to house the soldiers that were forced upon them. In The Declaration of Independence it’s twelfth grievance states “For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.” This would make the colonist almost have to care for the soldiers and they soldiers would always be watching them putting the colonists on edge. Not only would the colonists have to care for the soldiers, their government was shaped to be weaker than the will of the army there and the army acted independently from their

government. In The Declaration of Independence it states ”He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.” Giving the military that much power in the colonies would effectively take away many of their rights and freedoms. Such as having a government in placed, making them poorer in money and life experience. Armies stationed within the colonies during peaceful times had made the colonists lives harder when it was not necessary, as a consequence caused anger among many of them towards Britain.
Taxes were placed on the colonists without any type of representative being present.

Without possessing a way of representation among the british taxation government there's no way for the colonists to share how they feel about the taxes or even to tell the british they don’t want to tax at all. In The Declaration of Independents it states “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:” This was unfair and unjust in many ways for the colonists. In courts the colonist were unfairly represented too. The Declaration of Independence states “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.” People living in the colonists were tried for fake offenses all the way in Britain. Where the courts would be bias and no matter what would convict the man or woman of the crime they didn't commit. In a place where they have no say along with never have even been there in their whole

life.
Additionally fighting among soldiers and colonists had already begun in some cities. For some people this would encourage them to start fighting for independence. In Patrick Henry’s speech at the Virginia Convention he states “The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?” Knowing that others have already started to fight against Britain would rally other into wanting to fight too as well as reassuring colonist that others felt as they do about Britain. The king had sent ships of soldiers to attack and raid the coast of the colonies while they were still in a peaceful time. In the Declaration of Independence it states “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.” Destroying people's lives and homes while ruling over them gave the people a huge push to wanting to leave Britain.