The Colonists Were Justified In The Revolutionary War

Whoever said the phrase “Pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered” might have been talking about King George; he got “fed” because he got money and resources from the colonies with very little work, he got “slaughtered” through the revolution because he started asking for too much. The colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. Britain treated the colonists unfairly, and used their limitless power to harm the colonists.

Britain had complete control over the colonies and enforced their power through their armies. Document 5 states, “What is to defend us against so enormous, so unlimited power?...We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated [British officials], or resistance by force.-The latter is our choice.” The British wanted to maintain control of their colonies so they sent more and more troops to enforce British rule. This backfired because it just made the colonists madder.
They treated them worse than other British citizens, overly taxed them, and refused their pleas for justice. Document 7 says, “In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms; our repeated Petitions have been answered by repeated injury.” For example the Boston Tea Party, which was an attempt to repeal the Tea Act, was answered by the British with the passing of the Intolerable Acts and by the harbor being closed until all the tea was paid for. When the colonists asked for the Stamp Act to be repealed because it was unconstitutional, the King instead passed the Declaratory Act, which stated that Britain could tax the