Letter To The Declaration Of Independence

July 5th, 1776 - Our continental congress has officially declared independence from Great Britain yesterday. It is with great sorrow as we read the document written by Thomas Jefferson, 33 years of age, yesterday. A frequent reader of this newspaper would know our strong anti-independence opinion. To elaborate, our protection was highly thought of as Great Britain has the most superior military of our world. Our own security has now been made vulnerable with this declaration. Our now independent country could be ambushed by the savage indians. The crown will no longer be able to give us weapons to defend. As the writer of this newspaper, it is with great fear that we may lose many lives as the colonies attempt to defeat our strong, powerful Britain.
Our Congress states that the king is “imposing taxes on us without our consent”... We are as a colony, part of the British Empire. With the colonies being of British empowerment, taxes are technically Britain's decision. That being said, war is war, and money does not come out of thin air. Someone is responsible and it should be the colonists. The people in the Americas may consider themselves as being unfairly treated, however, us colonists do have advantages such as more land per person and easier chances of striking wealth with a whole adventure next to us. It only makes sense if our founding country of Great Britain has the right to act laws of their