The Colonists Justified In Wagging War Against The British

The colonists were completely justified in waging war against the British. It was their time to break away and to work for their own individual independence. They only really had one choice that would have worked and that choice was to fight a war against the British. Some of the justifications in wanting to fight this war can be found in documents such as Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence and taxes such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense challenged the British government and the monarchy that it was based upon. This was the first document to openly ask for independence from the British. After being published Common Sense created unity within the colonists upon the basis of independence. Originally this pamphlet was published anonymously because Thomas Paine feared being thrown into jail. After the wildfire success of this document however, Thomas Paine came out and took credit for this document and was met with many supporters but also many opponents of his ideas.
The Declaration of Independence was also used to explain to the world around them why they wanted independence and to explain what they were doing and why they were doing it. “The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries usurpations, all having indirect object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.” What Thomas was saying here is that the colonists are tired of being badly