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If I were a teacher I would probably give this a 80 or 82. All of the info is correct, but there are a lot of grammatical and vocab errors. I went ahead and revised it for you, the revised essay is below.
Explanation:
The founding fathers were justified in their actions to rebel against Britain, and declare their independence. Had they not built up the courage to stand up for themselves, America would not be the place it is today. The colonist's did what they needed to do in order to improve not only their own lives, but the lives of the generations that came after them. Think about how you would you react if our government decided to place unfair taxes and laws on us, going against the laws put in place to ensure fair and lawful taxation.
One specific act that was unfair to the colonists was the Quartering Act. The Quartering Act forced colonists to open their home to British soldiers at the drop of a pin. This means a soldier could knock on a colonist's door at any time and the colonist would have to give up a room for them, feed them, and allow them to stay however long they wanted; all without payment. This act was one of the ways Britain angered the colonists and pushed them towards rebellion.
Some people might argue that the colonists should have respected their government. Respect is an extremely important part of any relationship, but it has to go both ways; while the colonist's respected their government, there was no reciprocation of respect back to the colonists. Why would the colonists respect the British government if the British government won't respect them back? An example of how the British government disrespected the colonist is when they were protesting "No taxation without representation", the British government pretended to honor this but they eventually decided to place another taxing act on the colonists. As a result of the government's distrust in the colonies to govern themselves, the colonies did not trust the British government. The colonist's started their settlements with respect for their country, but due to mistakes from both parties, that respect was lost.
Many rights we have today are privileges that the colonists did not have; a few examples include; self government, trade with any country we desire, and voting for our laws. Living without those things made a huge impact on the quality of life for the colonists. Having no choice in how your life was going to be or how your government was run is more than just undesirable, it was something that made the colonists actively try to part from Britain.
The Stamp Act was one of the first British placed acts that infuriated the colonists. This act said "the colonists had to pay extra money to Britain every time they bought printed materials or legal documents". (Pg. 114 road to revolution text book). Anything that was made of paper had a tax; in order for their to be proof that you had paid the tax, you had to get a stamp and place it on the paper. "They felt that the British government had no right to make them pay the tax because there were no colonial representatives in the British Parliament" (Pg. 115 road to revolution text book). Several other acts followed this as the colonist kept protesting them out and the British kept coming up with new ways to tax them. Some of the acts that followed the stamp act are the Townsend act, the tea act and the intolerable acts.
In response to the Tea Act, and the unfair treatment from before, the colonists met in a group in Boston and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This event is called "The Boston Tea Party" and is considered one of the main events that caused the war. The colonists dressed as Indians, snuck onto the boat and dumped the tea, that was worth around a million dollars of today's money. The British reacted to this incident by creating the Intolerable Acts which led to even more rebellion from the colonists.
The colonists did what they needed to do in order for themselves and the generations after them to live a good life. The colonist's fought back against Britain by protesting, boycotting, throwing expensive tea into the ocean and fighting them in the Revolutionary War. If the colonists didn't fight for their freedom, we might still be a part of Great Britain. We would not be the country we are if the colonists had given in to the harsh laws enforced by Britain; therefore, the colonist's were justified in rebelling against and declaring their independence from Britain.
