The
American Revolution and Second Class Citizens.
Up to the French and Indian War, the colonists were largely in
support of their mother country and the laws and taxes the British
imposed. They understood that the taxes and duties put upon them were
to support the defense of the American colonies from attacks by the
French and their allies. They willingly fed and supplied the soldiers
that were here to defend them.
However, after the war ended, the soldiers remained and taxes
increased. Colonists petitions for redress from the oppressive taxes
and continued occupation of the British army went unheeded. In fact,
every time the British eased one tax, they would double down with more
additional taxes and they added insult to injury by using the British
military to enforce tax collection.
The distance and the delay in communications, along with the fact
that they had no representation in Parliament, made it difficult for
colonists to make themselves heard. The colonists recognized that they
were being treated as second class citizens without the rights of
those subjects who resided in England. The British also began to take
away their local representation by disbanding the legislatures in
multiple colonies.
Recognizing that they were being disrespected and being used to
fund the British Empire disproportionately, they began to boycott the
taxes. They used smuggling and black markets to supply their needs and
boycotted British goods that had protectionist tariffs attached. They
ran tax collectors out of town and formed extralegal governments.
When the British began efforts to disarm the colonists and brought
in mercenaries to quell the "rebellion," the colonists knew there
could be no possible reconciliation with the homeland. It was
independence or slavery.
We have a government that has taxed us far more aggressively and
with far more abusive taxes than the founders ever did, and yet many
simply bow down and submit. We have had arms taken from us and our
access to arms restricted, yet many are not alarmed.
Many are choosing slavery over their God-given, natural
rights!
Will you choose to resist and join us
now?
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time
to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas
Jefferson
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect
everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will
preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you
are inevitably ruined.
Patrick Henry
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