King George Vs Declaration Of Independence Analysis
Today’s America is one that the early colonists would have never even dreamed of. From the diverse population encompassing several different cultures, to the ways in which the people of this country live their lives. The freedom to make our own choices and essentially live our lives entirely the way we chose is something that many of us take for granted. Even today in 2018, we are much more privileged in regard to our freedoms in the United States than many other parts of the world. Undoubtedly, it wasn’t always this way. Gaining our independence in 1776, we have been independent for less than 300 years. The early inhabitants of this country had to endure their fair share of trials in order to obtain the independence that has evolved into what
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It is clear from the start that King George is purely focused on self-interest. That is a quality of a dictator, not a leader. It is for that reason that I find the perspective of the 1776 Declaration of Independence to be the most convincing. When the authors of this document sat down to create it, they had one goal in mind, and that was to secure the rights that the colonists whole-heartedly deserved. They were stuck under Great Britain’s thumb, infected by the tyranny of King George, and beaten down by the broken system they had no choice but to answer to. They decided enough was enough, and they approached this document in the best way they knew how. The Declaration of Independence clearly explains several of the undemocratic, oppressive ways in which King George governed the colonies. The authors approached the document in a way that laid the facts out on the line clearly for all who read it to understand. There was no hidden intent or selfish desires. The colonies and the people within them simply wanted to govern themselves, and on July 4th 1776, the Declaration they composed made that dream a reality. “…these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of right out to be Free and Independent states; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved…” (Declaration of
It is clear from the start that King George is purely focused on self-interest. That is a quality of a dictator, not a leader. It is for that reason that I find the perspective of the 1776 Declaration of Independence to be the most convincing. When the authors of this document sat down to create it, they had one goal in mind, and that was to secure the rights that the colonists whole-heartedly deserved. They were stuck under Great Britain’s thumb, infected by the tyranny of King George, and beaten down by the broken system they had no choice but to answer to. They decided enough was enough, and they approached this document in the best way they knew how. The Declaration of Independence clearly explains several of the undemocratic, oppressive ways in which King George governed the colonies. The authors approached the document in a way that laid the facts out on the line clearly for all who read it to understand. There was no hidden intent or selfish desires. The colonies and the people within them simply wanted to govern themselves, and on July 4th 1776, the Declaration they composed made that dream a reality. “…these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of right out to be Free and Independent states; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved…” (Declaration of