Tyranny Is Tyranny

More than two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers found out the fact that by creating a nation, a symbol, they could take back the land, political power, as well as many other profits from British Empire. In chapter four “Tyranny is tyranny” from the book called “A people’s history of the United States” by Howard Zinn, the whole picture of America on its first days is once again re-performed in front of our eyes. First of all, we should know the reason why our Founding Fathers wanted to create a nation that separated from British’s control. After the Seven Years’ War, the British government turned to North American colonies, and made people there pay high taxes (pay for the war). In addition, there was always a fine line between the upper-class people and the lower-class people in that society. Our Founding Fathers wanted a nation with liberty, justice, and equality. They wanted a government that could support its people. Especially, they wanted to pay tax for themselves, not for another mother country. A string of rebellions and riots of the Revolution started with Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia. By 1760, following the Bacon’s Rebellion, there were other eighteen rebellions aimed for overthrowing the colonial government. In 1770’s, people of lower-class started gathering together in town meetings in Boston to reflect on their anger for the people from upper-class. After Stamp Act in 1765, the mob actions reached its peak. Merchants’ houses were destroyed by the poors (farmers). People started demanding political democracy, where everyone could vote for the leader, and have a voice in deciding the price and tax of goods. With other helps from the Regulator movement, some “educated people”, who persuaded people in lower-class to join the Revolution, as well as other associations, the class tension between upper and lower class seemed to be relieved. In July 2 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Congress, and officially proclaimed on July