Should American Colonists Become Independent From Great Britain?

I believe the American colonist should be allowed to become independent from Great Britain because Great Britain’s protection is no use for the American colonists due to them being in a discomforting place with Great Britain’s enemies, gain nothing with their connection for trading, and also because Great Britain only fights for their own sake; they do not defend the American colonist out of kindness. The American Colonists think of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of the king due to the way they are governed.
Since America has trades coming from some of Great britain’s enemies, they are placed in a discomforting position. The American colonies gain nothing from being apart of Great Britain. In the book, Common Sense by Thomas Paine, he says “I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge; not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will.” Paine is arguing here that American colonies gain nothing from being connected to Great Britain. He believes Americans can engage in trade on their own with no assistance coming from Great Britain.
Furthermore, Great Britain only fights for their own sake, they do not defend the American colonists out of kindness.
“We have boasted the protection of Great Britain, without considering, that her motive was interest not attachment; and that she did not protect us from our enemies on our account; but from her enemies on her own account, from those who had no quarrel with us on any other account, and who will always be our enemies on the same account.” In this quote, Paine is claiming that Great Britain is fighting its enemies for its own sake. The American communists were treated unfairly by the British
government.
You also say we would not know how the new ruler would follow through with their plan and that by staying with Great Britain we could avoid any problem that could rise because we would be living in a daily routine. This is true, we would not know the plans the ruler will follow through with, but we would finally be under different rules and we would not be subjected to the same conditions Nonetheless, being under a different ruler would be more fair to us since the ruler will be focusing on us and also how to make the American colonies flourish to develop into the best country there is.
As a matter of fact, people believe that America has become to what it is known as due to their connection with Great Britain.“I have heard it asserted by some, that as America has flourished under her former connection with Great Britain, the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness, and will always have the same effect. Nothing can be more fallacious than this kind of argument. We may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat, or that the first twenty years of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty. But even this is admitting more than is true; for I answer roundly that America would have flourished as much, and probably much more, had no European power taken any notice of her.” Paine is explaining how he had heard talk in the enemy side about how American colonists succeeded in the past under Great Britain.Paine uses an example about how if a baby grows big from drinking milk, they should never move onto another food source since the milk is the source making the babies grow.
Not to mention, the american colonists were being treated differently and unfairly by Great Britain. A great example of unfairness is the stamp act of 1765. “To say, they will never attempt it again is idle and visionary, we thought so at the repeal of the stamp act, yet a year or two undeceived us;...” When Paine says this, he is referring to the Stamp Act of 1765 which Americans were obligated to pay a tax to the British government. Although the act had been canceled, the British government kept on making the Americans pay taxes even when americans were not allowed to elect representative to protect their interest.
My final thoughts is that the American colonies should not be kept under British control. They should be allowed to become independent from Great Britain due to the fact that they are being treated unfairly. Great Britain only fights for their own sake and they do not defend the colonies out of kind feelings for the American colonists. If the American colonies were to have a separation with Great Britain, there would not be any unfairness. As I had said earlier, not only will the American colonists be under a new ruler, but also under new rules and laws that would hopefully make it a more equal place for everyone.