Why Was The American Colonists Justified In Declaring Independence

I think that the colonies had every right to declare Independence from England. England took took away most of the colonists rights by taxing the colonies unfairly, using different strategies to intimidate the colonist and forbidding their rights to have a say in most of the decisions that were being brought upon them. Although colonist experienced a lot of unfair treatment, Colonists were mostly upset with England taxing the colonist suddenly without their consent.
In 1763, the British Government had just got out the Seven Years War. The war caused the British government to loose a lot of money from buying many supplies for their army and colonies. They had huge debts to pay off. In order to pay their debts, they decided to enforce taxes on the colonies without allowing the colonies to have a say in these actions. This made the colonists very upset. They did not like being taxed for things they always had for free. They began boycotting, planning secret meetings to rebel, and petitioning. …show more content…
This act prohibited colonists from passing out paper currency, which made it hard for colonists to pay debts and taxes. Soon after, the Stamp Act was passed. This required colonists to buy a government issued stamp for legal documents and other papers. In Boston, colonists rioted and destroyed the house of stamps. This act encouraged protesting and rioting in the 13 colonies against the British parliament. In 1767, the Townshend acts were passed. This allowed the British to put tax on other products colonist needed such as glass, paint, paper, tea, and many other items. This act angered colonists even more because they didn’t have any freedom and their money was slowly getting taken away. They boycotted and caused British to repeal all taxes except on tea. In 1770 the Boston Massacre