King George III Informative Speech

King George III was born on June 4, 1738, to the Prince of Wales, Frederic Louis, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the prince was a premature and was not expected to live. At that time, George William Frederic was not expected to be king, but he eventually became the longest ruling monarch before Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria II. George was educated by private teachers, by the age of eight, he could speak German and English and would soon learn to speak French as well. He was taught many subjects, but he showed more interest in natural science. When George was young, he was very shy and reserved, George’s favorite mentor, the Scottish nobleman, John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute. not only helped him overcome his shyness but also supported …show more content…
Since 1754, the French and British were on the verge of breaking out and when Lieutenant George Washington attacked French Fort Duquesne, the French and Indian War had begun. During this war, King George III was advised by his mentor and close advisor, Lord Bute. He was also the reason why King George III was kept away from the important members of the parliament. This caused many of the members of the parliament to defame Lord Bute and force him to resign. In 1763, George Grenville became the new prime minister for King George III. At the end of the seven year war, the empire was in dept, Grenville reasoned that the colonies had benefited from the war and that the British army was needed to protect them in North America so they should help pay of the dept by paying taxes. King George III then passed the sugar act in 1764. The sugar act taxed colonial merchants 3 pence per gallon on the importation of sugar and molasses. In 1765, King George III passed the stamp act in 1765. The colonies already did not appreciate being taxed by the sugar act and when they heard about the stamp act they were outrageous. Sayings such as “Taxation without representation” ran out in the colonies starting from Boston and spreading through the colonies like wild fire. In the Stamp Act, all things made of paper were …show more content…
They wanted the king to give them freedom and independence. The Declaration of Independence had four parts; the preamble or the introduction, the second part is the statement that states the rights of all people, a list of the colonists complaints about King George III and the Parliament, and the last part was granting independence for the colonies. The idea to form the Declaration of Independence came through the philosophers John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Although the Parliament passed the laws, the colonists wanted the king to take their grievances into action, but he didn't so in April 1775, the colonists fought for freedom. This war is known as the American Revolutionary War. The first battle took place in Lexington and Concord. The local militia fought the British soldiers and won the first battle. This bought hope to the americans. The americans had not known the British Soldiers were coming to fight but the colonial spies sent a man named Paul Revere and few others to warn the minutemen. The second major battle was “The Battle of Bunker Hill”. Unfortunately the americans lost this battle, but it gave them a boost to work harder. The last battle was the “Battle of Yorktown”. By this time the French had joined the colonists, the colonists had help from sea and had surrounded the British soldiers by land. This war was won by the colonists, and obviously King George III did not very much like