The Common Sense And The Crisis, By Thomas Paine

The Stamp Act upset the colonist... ... middle of paper ... ...ited through their local governments though, because they wanted to stay colonies to Britain they still had no future plans for independence, the people believed that they would be able to either get representation in parliament or that the taxes on colonists would end. The parliamentary taxes were primarily the main reason for colonial rebellion; the colonies if being taxed very simply wanted representation in parliament. The British military measures and restriction of civil liberties are next because they are really tied together. Without one there could not be the other, and then last comes the legacy of colonial religion and political ideas. The sudden end to salutary neglect would impact the colonists in ways that the British could not have imagined, and would eventually be a main cause for the American Revolution, and forming of a new independent nation.

It was written to state the grievances that the colonists held against the British, particularly the king. The colonists wanted a better economy, a new republican government, but perhaps most of all, they simply wanted their misery to end. This is what they set out to explain in the document. John Adams described it as “a Declaration setting forth the causes which have impelled us to this mighty revolution, and the reasons which will justify it in the sight of God and man” (Friedenwald 182). The forceful wording used in the introduction of the document was used for a reason.

It was the start of a revolution for the Americans. Britain was the legal and legitimate owner of the American Colonies. The Colonies decided upon a forcible break with the mother country and alleged wrongful acts by the British Government. Because we wanted our own society and our own form of government in effort to shift from a monarchy to a form of democracy, the British imposed us with many unruly laws which did give us a say in the government whatsoever; King George III of Great Britain ignored our problems because he was only required to make any laws he wanted regardless people disagreed with them or not and we could not vote for a politician that would serve our interests America is the one of the only nation in the world whose establishment was only based on an idea. And that one idea is what made the American Revolution a revolution.

This idea surrounded itself around natural rights and believed that governments were created in order protect property rights. If the government did not perform its duty, revolution... ... middle of paper ... ..., the colonists were no longer fighting for their rights; they were fighting for their freedom. The Revolution ended at Fort Ticonderoga, where the British finally surrendered. The Second Continental Congress then established the Continental Army and the Declaration of Independence, both which demonstrated the new acquired sovereignty of the colonies. It wasn’t these events that changed the sentiment of America towards Britain, but instead the aftermath of each and every single factor here.

The British enunciated the House of Commons, in the English Constitution, created a unity to the ordained ruling society and the general population. Conversely, Thomas Paine contended that habitual validation of each component of British foundat... ... middle of paper ... ...ined. America was damaged by the fact that the colonies did not make laws on their own accord; only legislation from the king’s decree was administered. Also, Great Britain was only a temporary guardian over the colonies and this brought a disconcerting and bleak future to America. Paine’s argument was that nothing could keep the American colonies safe from England’s unnatural government except a declaration of independence; and a continental form of government was the only avenue that kept peace.

This period of Enlightenment encouraged people to study the world around them, think for themselves instead of what others had to say, as well as ask whether the chaotic appearances of things were masking a sense of order. The... ... middle of paper ... ...Sugar and Stamp Acts). Before the era of Enlightenment, colonists were angered by the British interfering with their new country, but never thought to rebel against their homeland. However, with their newfound knowledge of Enlightenment principles like freedom and reason, many colonists began to see the taxes as unfair. Knowing that political power was in their hands, they stood up against the British government stating that they were an independent country.

The colonists in America had enjoyed relative freedom from England since they arrived. They came to the New World, after all to escape England, for whatever reasons they may have had-religious, economic, or social. So when England decided in the eighteenth century that they were going to crack down on the colonies, the announcement was not met with open arms. In fact, rebellion was inevitable. Parliament tried to establish power in the New World by issuing a series of laws.

Their need to make peace made them write a petition that tributed a man they deemed despicable. King George III was their enemy, on the contrary after reading the plea one would say he was a “great man” crucial to the colonists. In the king’s lense, The Olive Branch Petition may have seemed as fragility, demonstrating the desperation of the people, he was not amenable to fulfill. In addition, they state they are connected with Britain by unbreakable ties, which is ironic because the sole purpose of fleeing was independence. The Olive Branch Petition was their last endeavor to make truce peacefully; thus, the American Revolution was waged as a war of last resort.

The colonists believed autonomy was part of their birthright and as Englishmen along with their economic rights and their “natural rights to life, liberty, and property” (Kramnick, Lockean Liberalism). These two sentiments can be seen in their famous slogan “No taxation without representation”. By challenging their economic interests, their established traditions of local autonomy, and their identity as true Englishmen, the colonists were truly infuriated. Thus the American Revolution didn’t grow out of the social tensions within the colonies but rather from an unexpected effort by the British government to tighten its control over the colonies and ex... ... middle of paper ... ...] and the Haitians shall hence foward be known only by the generic application of Blacks” (Dessalines, Haiti Const.). However, the American and Latin American Revolution were conservative movements.

The Constitution and Bill of Rights were well though-out documents established to aid in running a brand-new, fragile country. After all the hardships this union of states had encountered from the harsh monarchial rule from the British, these documents sought to ensure the maximum strength for the country and security from a government similar to the monarchy of the British. When the Founding Fathers drafted these influential documents, they reflected their anti-British sentiment by including British safeguards to ensure that the United States government could never develop into a monarchy.