Gabriela Chavez

The 13 colonies were originally the colonies of Great Britians, but the citizens of the 13 colonies were getting sick and tired of being under the British rule. What started it all was the between the French and the Indian, the war had opened up a frontier on the west, but after the proclamation act they didn't allow the colonists to move west. They had troops lined up on the frontier to stop anyone who tried to leave. To pay for these troops and the debt of the French and
Indian war they started taxing the colonists. After all the great hardship and brutality the American colonists went through, the colonists were justified in declaring independence and waging war against Britain for the following reasons: unjust laws, the …show more content…
The parliament passed laws like the The Stamp Act, The Townsend Act, and
The Sugar Act; all of these taxations were on everyday things that people need and the money payed was used to pay for the troops that made sure the colonists wouldn't move west and for the costs of the
French and Indian war. After the acts were starting to be created, the colonists began using the slogan "No Taxation Without Representation" which meant that parliament should not tax the colonists without them being represented in parliament because they have no right. Since the colonists were mobbing and rebelling against these acts, some of the taxes ended up being repealed. The Stamp Act, The Sugar Act and the
Townsend act were all repealed, but the only reason they was because the colonists worked together so that they could show the British how powerful they were. Even though the colonists were under control, they were affected by the unjust laws.

Also, one way the colonists were justified from waging war with the
British was for the violent reaction from the king. On March 5th, 1770 the british soldiers were around Boston to watch over the colonists and make sure they were peaceful. Since the colonists were