Injustice In The Declaration Of Independence

Voltaire stated, “Injustice in the end produces independence.” In the beginning, colonists were sent to look for gold. But, they found a more prosperous good, tobacco. Great Britain decided to colonize America. The colonists were British Subjects and treated as such, until the French and Indian War. After that war, the colonists had less control of their government and Great Britain taxed them without their consent. Since the British Government was inconsistent with its involvement with the American Colonies, the only viable option for the Colonies was to create their own government (The Second Continental Congress) and declare their independence from Great Britain.
The Thirteen Colonies were part of the British Monarchy and the colonists had the same rights as any Englishmen. This was so because when the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, it gave power to the nobles. Then, Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector and ruled very poorly. After he died, his son ruled, and he did even worse than his father. He
For example, John Locke invented the idea of natural rights, life, liberty, and property. In the Declaration of Independence, it states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” In Pennsylvania, they adopted the right to freedom of Religion long before the United States declared independence. This was so because the British government was so far away that the colonists had to become self sufficient. Also, the colonists used the idea of a weak national government in the Articles of Confederation the colonists’ first government. This was an appropriate choice for the first U.S. government because the Thirteen Colonies recently declared independance from Great Britain and were still dubious about a strong federal