Were The American Colonists Justified In Declaring Independence Essay

I think that, at the time, the colonists were not wise to declare independence from Great Britain for three reasons: the colonist’s militia would not have stood a chance against the British army, the economy of the colonies was just fine, and a war could have been prevented. At the time, the colonists militia was meagre and notwithstanding. As we know, Great Britain was the most powerful country in the entire world at that time in terms of political, economic, and militaristic power. If the colonies were to remove themselves from an alliance with this kind of power, they would have no chance. The colonists took a chance and got lucky with their choice. Realistically, this shouldn’t have been possible. Things like being on their own homeland and knowing it better than the British soldiers may have helped them, but not by much. The brute force of the British army could’ve wiped the colonists out. …show more content…
The trade cycle between the colonies and Britain would have sustained the colonies for a long time, even longer then what the colonies allowed it to do. Over time, the economy of the colonies could be strengthened to that equal power of Britain.A war could have easily been prevented if the colonists had not separated. This, over time, would have helped the colonists as with more people, progress moves faster. This would have helped more than losing lives. Greater things happen with more people. Thousands of lives could have been saved and their economy would still be fine. The colonists, along with Great Britain, could become a world superpower more easily. Then, the British king and Parliament could ease up on the rulings that they had imposed on the colonies when the colonies reached an even greater economic strength. These are the reasons why the colonists were not wise to declare independence from great