The Complaints Against King George III

Blog Post: Go to your blog and create a post "The Complaints Against King George III" and restate in your own words the ten complaints you feel are most important against King George III. This is an exercise in properly paraphrasing text. The paraphrased text should NOT change the meaning of the complaint.  

After you've restated the complaints, identify why you selected the complaints of choice and why they are still relevant to today's society.

Finally, note how this document established a "sense of identity" for the thirteen colonies as nation to align with our "identity" theme for the 1st 9-weeks.

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        The Declaration of Independence was a document written by Thomas Jefferson regarding the views on separation from British rule and forming their own colonies. In the document, they list several complaints against King George III. The colonists said that King George has denied the right for people to get involved in legislature, he tried to prevent the colonies from growing, he sent over many troops to control the colonists and expected them to take care of the soldiers, and these soldiers only answer to the King. Also, the soldiers were able to get away with anything without punishment. The King also cut off the colonists' trade with all other people, put taxes on them without informing them, practicing unfair judicial practices, and sucked all resources and assets from the colonies (Jefferson). 

        I selected these complaints because they provided a base for many of the laws and rights we have in the United States today. These complaints are still relevant because as citizens, we have a role in government. We have grown immensely from thirteen original colonies, and overall, the military has less control over us as citizens, and we do not need to harbor them. Also, they are treated like any other person when they do something wrong. In this day, we are able to trade nationwide and ship our resources all over. We are aware of our taxes and can debate on them, we have fair trials, and we are able to keep our own resources instead of giving them all to England.

        The Declaration of Independence allowed the thirteen colonies as a nation to establish a sense of self. It developed them as a nation, and showed their true power through the strength they had when everyone came together. They stood up against the oppression and refusal of the British, and pushed to form their own country.