Thomas Paine’s “Liberty Tree” printed in July 1775 truly emphasized that the colonies in America were seeking independence to have control of their own land. Although the Liberty Tree was an actual tree, it symbolized the increasing desire and determination of the colonies to be free and independent from England.
Since Liberty Tree was planted once the English arrived in America for colonization, as time progressed, colonists were attracted to the symbolic freedom that this tree possessed. According to the poem “Liberty Tree,” the tree “flourish’d and bore / The fame of its fruit, drew the nations around / To seek out its peaceable shore.” This tells that as the tree was growing over the course of many years, it brought others together in …show more content…
The poem states, “How all the tyrannical powers / King, Commons; and Lords, are uniting amain / To cut down this guardian of [theirs].” Clearly, the higher powers had intentions of cutting down the Liberty Tree because to them, it represented defiance from the English colonists. This would anger the colonists because it was their only place where they could express their freedom in America. Having their tree cut down meant that their sense of freedom would crumble, but the colonists would not allow it to happen. Evidently, the tree was their “guardian” because it preserved their hope and desire for freedom, but if it was cut down, then the English would possibly lose the sanctity of this tree. Essentially, the English viewed their rulers as the destroyers of liberty for trying to cut down their temple of freedom. Thus, the urge that the rulers had for control over the American colonies increased the conflict that they had with the colonies. It was a continuing battle between the colonies and England, but the colonists were persistent in attaining the freedom that they …show more content…
The last two verses of the poem say, “Let the far and the near,-all unite with a cheer / In defense of our Liberty Tree.” This conveys that even at this point, the colonists were ready to gather up with others to go against the higher powers. In defense of their liberty, the colonists knew that they had to unite to be able to raise their tree back from the ground because it would be the only way for them to succeed in their battle to gain freedom. Undoubtedly, the English were becoming free from England by already making a standpoint of defiance in order to gain true liberty in the colonies. Furthermore, since Paine printed this poem in July 1775, it indicates that the colonists were already on the brink of actually starting a revolution against England. The existing conflicts with the rulers was one of the last pushes that increased their need for separating from England to have control of their own land and lives. This eventually led the English colonists to start the American Revolution only a year later to gain independence from England. The actions that the colonists took before the Revolution signified that they were already on the road to being victorious in gaining their
Since Liberty Tree was planted once the English arrived in America for colonization, as time progressed, colonists were attracted to the symbolic freedom that this tree possessed. According to the poem “Liberty Tree,” the tree “flourish’d and bore / The fame of its fruit, drew the nations around / To seek out its peaceable shore.” This tells that as the tree was growing over the course of many years, it brought others together in …show more content…
The poem states, “How all the tyrannical powers / King, Commons; and Lords, are uniting amain / To cut down this guardian of [theirs].” Clearly, the higher powers had intentions of cutting down the Liberty Tree because to them, it represented defiance from the English colonists. This would anger the colonists because it was their only place where they could express their freedom in America. Having their tree cut down meant that their sense of freedom would crumble, but the colonists would not allow it to happen. Evidently, the tree was their “guardian” because it preserved their hope and desire for freedom, but if it was cut down, then the English would possibly lose the sanctity of this tree. Essentially, the English viewed their rulers as the destroyers of liberty for trying to cut down their temple of freedom. Thus, the urge that the rulers had for control over the American colonies increased the conflict that they had with the colonies. It was a continuing battle between the colonies and England, but the colonists were persistent in attaining the freedom that they …show more content…
The last two verses of the poem say, “Let the far and the near,-all unite with a cheer / In defense of our Liberty Tree.” This conveys that even at this point, the colonists were ready to gather up with others to go against the higher powers. In defense of their liberty, the colonists knew that they had to unite to be able to raise their tree back from the ground because it would be the only way for them to succeed in their battle to gain freedom. Undoubtedly, the English were becoming free from England by already making a standpoint of defiance in order to gain true liberty in the colonies. Furthermore, since Paine printed this poem in July 1775, it indicates that the colonists were already on the brink of actually starting a revolution against England. The existing conflicts with the rulers was one of the last pushes that increased their need for separating from England to have control of their own land and lives. This eventually led the English colonists to start the American Revolution only a year later to gain independence from England. The actions that the colonists took before the Revolution signified that they were already on the road to being victorious in gaining their