After years of being mistreated, the colonists finally had enough of Britain, and were ready to rebel. The American Revolution occurred, because colonists were mad at Britain, because they wanted freedom, they fought on American soil, and it was one of the final touches to giving colonists their freedom. So were the colonists justified in waging war and breaking free from Britain? The colonists were justified in declaring independence from Britain, because colonists had no say in British Law, colonists were being punished by Britain, and King George III passed laws that were unfair to the colonists. The american colonists were justified in declaring independence from Britain, because they had no say in British Law. In document G, the quote stated, “Many colonists had strong feelings about this new Britain law and the overwhelming presence of the British troops.” This quote proves that colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to live in their homes and provide them with anything necessary. Also, in document I, the quote stated, “ Instituting tricks have persuaded the rest of the colonies that the …show more content…
In document A, the quote states, “ The British government however, passed a law called the Proclamation of 1763, saying that these lands were to be reserved for the Indian Nations.” This quote was a description of the Proclamation of 1763, and how it was passed to “protect” colonists from the Natives, and forbid communication with them. Also, in document B, “ The act for granting the duties on paper, glass, etc.” This is the Townshend Act being passed on the colonists, forcing them to pay taxes for all the individual items that they owned. This is the most important reason, because laws that were being passed on colonists were forcing them to pay ridiculous taxes, create border lines on their land,