Seeking independence, The Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in the year 1776. The Founding Fathers had many reasons that justified their rebellious acts against the British government and declaring independence. These reasons include The Taxation Acts, Townshend Acts, and The Intolerable Acts. So were the Founding Fathers justified in rebelling against the British government and declaring Independence? Yes, they had many reasons that justified their actions.
The First reason that the Founding Fathers were justified in rebelling against the British is because of the ridiculous taxation acts placed on colonists for a heavy debt for the French and Indian War. The first tax act Parliament placed on the colonists was The Sugar Act. This was an act placed on the colonists by Parliament, this tax taxed colonists on sugar and other goods. The next act was The Stamp Act. This tax angered colonists very much, because this was the first tax that taxed the colonists individually. Many people say that Parliament had reason to tax colonists heavily. But Parliament did not have that right. Because, he was not using the money from the tax to help the colonists or the colonies. He was utilizing the money to pay off the significant debt that the French and Indian War had caused. …show more content…
The Townshend Act, was an act created by Charles Townshend but placed by Parliament, this suggested that British government entitled to tax the colonists as they pleased. This Act placed taxes on almost every manufactured good in the colonies. But, this Act was countered with the idea of "No Taxation Without Representation." Though many people support the Townshend Act, this was an unfair tax that was used because the British government needed to pay off a debt. But they decided because The Townshend Act entitled them to tax the colonists as they please, that they would tax more goods to pay off their debt
The First reason that the Founding Fathers were justified in rebelling against the British is because of the ridiculous taxation acts placed on colonists for a heavy debt for the French and Indian War. The first tax act Parliament placed on the colonists was The Sugar Act. This was an act placed on the colonists by Parliament, this tax taxed colonists on sugar and other goods. The next act was The Stamp Act. This tax angered colonists very much, because this was the first tax that taxed the colonists individually. Many people say that Parliament had reason to tax colonists heavily. But Parliament did not have that right. Because, he was not using the money from the tax to help the colonists or the colonies. He was utilizing the money to pay off the significant debt that the French and Indian War had caused. …show more content…
The Townshend Act, was an act created by Charles Townshend but placed by Parliament, this suggested that British government entitled to tax the colonists as they pleased. This Act placed taxes on almost every manufactured good in the colonies. But, this Act was countered with the idea of "No Taxation Without Representation." Though many people support the Townshend Act, this was an unfair tax that was used because the British government needed to pay off a debt. But they decided because The Townshend Act entitled them to tax the colonists as they please, that they would tax more goods to pay off their debt