The United States should declare independence because Britain treated the colonies unfairly, as demonstrated in Grievance 5, which states, “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people." This grievance highlights how Britain disregarded the colonies' opposition by continuously dissolving their representative bodies whenever they challenged British authority. Furthermore, the British government imposed taxes on the colonies without their consent, as noted in Grievance 17: "For imposing taxes on us without our consent." Additionally, Britain stripped the colonies of their ability to govern themselves, as evidenced in Grievance 22: "For suspending our own Legislatures,