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How Did King George III Support Independence
King George III ruled Great Britain during the years of the American Revolutionary War. American colonists were unsatisfied with his rule. As indicated by Bob Ruppert, between 1774 and 1776, he passed out many acts that people detested. Passage of the Coercive Acts, the Quebec Act, the New England Restraining Act, and the Prohibitory Act. King George lost all of the people's trust and faith. "A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may be define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people", Thomas Jefferson stated, saying that the king is a tyrant who violates people's natural rights and should not have power upon free people thus convincing them to support independence.

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