Declaration Of Independence Thomas Whatley Analysis

The American colonists were justified in fighting a war to break away from Britain for many reasons. Mostly, they felt they were being treated unfairly by the British as Parliament was taking away their liberties. They wanted their complete freedom. Parliament was passing legislation that was increasingly taking away their freedoms including the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act. According to an October 7, 1765 article from the Boston-Gazette newspaper (document 3), it was the duty of the colonists to fight taxes that the British were imposing. The article demanded that America must save their country for future generations by protecting its values and that the Countrymen must “defeat those who want to enslave us” and “should act as guardians of the liberty of their country.” The Declaration of Independence (Document 5) also supports the justification of breaking away from British rule asserting that the Acts that Britain is enforcing are taking away the natural rights of the colonists and they must fight to protect and preserve them. The document states, “That whenever any
A pamphlet named, “Considerations” written by Thomas Whatley (Document 1) highlights the fact that the Britains held the belief that, “they were justified in taxing American colonies.” Document 2 shows that the British were paying over 20% more in taxes than the colonists were. Thomas Whatley also wrote the Stamp Act and according to his work in Document 1, he claims that the British, have, “not yet recovered from a war (French and Indian War) (fought) for their (American colonists’) protection...a War undertaken for their defense only.” Whatley clearly advocates for the colonists being taxed to reimburse the British for the war they believed to be only for the colonists’ benefit. The British passed the Stamp Act in 1765 which placed a tax on stamped paper to gain