Why Was King George Important To America

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The British monarchy has been around since the 10th century A.D, so how does it apply to the importance of the history of the United States of America when they live more than 3,000 miles away? King George III was born in England on June 4, 1728 to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He was born into royalty therefore a natural born right of owning the throne. He was taught by private tutors and could speak English, German, and French by the age of 8. George’s father died in 1751 (time of death is unknown) and immediately inherited the title of Duke of Edinburgh. Three weeks later King George II made him the Prince of Wales at only 12 years old. In 1760 the king unexpectedly died of unknown causes and as heir of the throne, he was shortly crowned King George III the king of Great Britain and Ireland just as the French and Indian War was coming to an end. …show more content…
He suffered from porphyria (date of diagnostics is unknown , a disorder that attacks your nervous system and may lead to death. In 1765 the British Parliament pass the Stamp Act of 1765 on March 22, and was signed into law by King George III. This act ordered colonist to pay tax on every piece of imported paper: legal documents, licenses, newspapers and even playing cards. This really upset the colonist as they taxed them in order for Great Britain to pay off their considerable debts due to the French and Indian War. Back in the U.S the Sons of Liberty encouraged the colonist to defy the Stamp Act, and it worked. Colonist were soon burning stamps, covering stamp sellers with tart the later dumping feathers on them. The Stamp Act Congress that wrote a statement saying that the British should have no power over the colonies and the Stamp Act stopped in