A Loyalist View of the Declaration of Independence When the colonies in North America came under King George III’s rule, many colonist known as “patriots” began to rebel against him and the British government for various reasons. In 1776, many of these patriots including Thomas Jefferson created a document known as “The Declaration of Independence” to explain the problems with the colonies while under King George III’s rule and for the colonies to have their own independent government from the British. However, colonists who were loyal to the British government believed the colonies should not go against the British government, and there were complaints in the Declaration of Independence that were embellished in the loyalists’ point of view. …show more content…
For example, The Stamp Act of 1765 was created to help pay for the British government’s debts from the war. This act created taxes on “every printed document in the colonies: newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, deeds, wills, licenses” (The Unfinished Nation 93). The patriots were angry that the Act was created without the permission “of the colonies assemblies” (The Unfinished Nation 93). Also, the patriots argued that King George III “has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War” (The Declaration of Independence). As a loyalist, the British government had the right and control to tax the colonies as they pleased. The British government protected the colonies during the French-Indian War and the colonists should “be compelled to pay part of” the British government’s war debt as gratitude for their protection (The Unfinished Nation