Was The American Revolution Justified

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The American Revolution gave the colonies the freedom and independence that they were desperately craving after mistreatment from Great Britain. Some may argue that the colonist had no right to break themselves away from England as they did, but under the circumstances it seemed necessary. Therefore, the American Revolutionaries weren’t guilty of disloyalty to the government of england because the many taxation issues and the lack of representative within the britain government. This means that there was an ethical duty to rebel against a government rather than peacefully protesting.
There were many forceful actions that the England imposed onto the colonist, which included The Quartering Act and The Stamp Act. Each Act irritated …show more content…

In 1766 Parliament repealed The Stamp Act because British merchants became concerned about the business they were losing. Not long after they passed the Declaratory Act, which stated that the “British Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever” (Declaratory Act) whether approved by the colonist’s representatives or not. The American colonist had no voice within the British government which then created a disloyal connection between the two lands. Thus , the American colonist weren’t guilty of disloyalty because by the British enforcing these overcontrolling Acts made the loyalty between them …show more content…

Three years later the Boston Tea Party happened. The Sons of Liberty, a group of colonist protesters, attacked merchant ships in Boston Harbor by taking the tea on the ship and spilling them into the ocean. “Almost immediately, the british responded… Parliament also placed the entire state of Massachusetts under a military governor and limited the power if the government” (Burgan, 2000) The King was infuriated, Parliament passed new laws known as the Coercive Act to punish Boston. This angered the colonist and brought them together ready to fight for their independence from Great Britain. As written in John Adams’s Diary “ This destruction of the tea is so bold, so daring, so firm, intrepid, and inflexible, that I can’t help considering it a turning point in history…” (John Adams,

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