King George III: Declaration To Break Away From Evil

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Declaration to Break Away From Evil

Imagine someone in another country having complete control over everything one does. This idea doesn’t sound too far fetched for those colonists that came to America. King George III had this power over the colonists. His power stretched from being able to tax anything he touched to having the power to manipulate people’s opinions in order to coincide with his own. If the dictionary had pictures, then King George III’s face would be on the same page as the word tyranny. “Tyranny is a very cruel and unjust use of power or authority” (LoveToKnow Corp). This exact use of tyranny is what allowed King George to tax anything at will, cut off trade, keep unwelcome army men in homes which they do not know, and is able to manipulate members of his party to agree with him. “For imposing Taxes on us with out our Consent:” (Jefferson 267). King George III imposed unlawful taxes in order to help pay for the French and Indian War. “He imposed taxes such as the Stamp Act which taxed stamps for all legal documents” (Jamestown- Yorktown Foundation). He also felt the need to tax imported goods such as tea. “Many …show more content…
King George III literally bullied his legislators by making them meet in “…unusual, uncomfortable, and distant…places…for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance…” (Jefferson 267). He might as well kick them out and make his own choices without “help”, but he chose to manipulate people with the use of his power in government. This unjust government is not what Jefferson planned to have in the colonies at the time. They broke away for a reason, and with Britain breathing down their necks than they are not free at all, rather just another part of the very thing that they were trying to escape. Jefferson did well in speaking for all the colonists that King George III was a tyrant and should have no rule over the colonies which are not
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