On this day in 1775, King George III speaks before both houses of the British Parliament to discuss growing ... called the colonists' “strongest protestations of loyalty to me,” believing them disingenuous, “whilst they ...
king George wanted more money from the colonists so he raised the taxes for tea, ink, paper, and more. The colonists didn't think this was fair so they wrote the declaration and when king George refused to read it the colonists sent the British red coats running back home due to King George thinking they were a fake. The British wrote Yankee Doodle to tease the colonists but the colonists attached the British on Christmas knowing they would not expect it.
