Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods.
Q. What was the main reason the colonists wanted their own country?
The Colonists wanted independence from Great Britain because the king created unreasonable taxes, those taxes were created because Britain just fought the French and Indians. England decided that since they fought on American soil, then it was only fair to make Colonists pay for it.
Table of Contents
- Q. What was the main reason the colonists wanted their own country?
- Q. What were the major reasons why the colonists went to war to gain their independence?
- Q. What is one piece of evidence from the declaration that justifies American independence?
- Q. What did the founding fathers claim for America in the Declaration of Independence?
- Q. Who was excluded from the Declaration of Independence?
- Q. Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly 5 inches long?
- Q. Who signed their name the biggest on the Declaration of Independence?
Q. What were the major reasons why the colonists went to war to gain their independence?
Causes
- The Founding of the Colonies.
- French and Indian War.
- Taxes, Laws, and More Taxes.
- Protests in Boston.
- Intolerable Acts.
- Boston Blockade.
- Growing Unity Among the Colonies.
- First Continental Congress.
Q. What is one piece of evidence from the declaration that justifies American independence?
The piece of evidence from the Declaration of Independence that justifies American independence is the collection of grievances and wrongdoings committed by the British monarchy to the people of the colonies in the Americas.
Q. What did the founding fathers claim for America in the Declaration of Independence?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Q. Who was excluded from the Declaration of Independence?
When the Declaration was signed, it didn’t apply to everyone. Women, Native Americans and African Americans, were all excluded.
Q. Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly 5 inches long?
John Hancock’s
Q. Who signed their name the biggest on the Declaration of Independence?
C. John Hancock
