1: democratic principles-
-all men are created equal
-all men are given the indisputable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
-the purpose of government is to ensure these rights
-the government draws power and consent from the governed
-when a government no longer does this, the governed have the right to abolish it
-a long-standing government should not be abolished for small reasons
-when a government repeatedly abuses it's power, it is the right and duty of the governed to rise up.
2: grievances towards the King-
-he forbade governors from passing important laws without his agreement, and then neglected to respond
-he refused to pass certain laws unless the people on which they were passed accepted a lack of representation
-he dissolved representative houses who were calling him out on his wrongs
-he obstructed proper justice systems
-he kept standing armies in the colonies in times of peace without permission, and gave them power above the people
-he allowed troops to quarter where they wished without the possibility of being refused and protecting them from trials for any crimes they committed
-for his policies of mercantilism, including taxing goods and cutting off trade to the rest of the world
-he either did not allow colonists trial by jury or forced them overseas for it
-he obscured or demolished any kind of legislative government in the colonies
-he forced captives to either fight or die against their fellow colonists
-etc
3: the conclusion-
The colonists first modestly petitioned the king against all of these grievances but were repeatedly met with denial and further grievances. They also tried to appeal to other British officers, who turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to their pleas, and so they will be considered the same as the rest of the world, "enemies in war, in peace friends".
Thus they declare themselves free states, cutting all ties with the British crown and government, establishing their own and being given all rights that every independent state has.
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