ted as slaves, concluded that there was not and never would be an intimate and inseparable relation between the electors of Great Britain and themselves. They also noted that not a single elector in England might be immediately affected by a taxation in America (Dudley, 45). The British were blatantly abusing the Americans for their own benefit. The colonists claimed the privileges of British subjects. It was inconsistent with those privileges to tax them without their consent. Any tax imposed by Parliament was, without a doubt, a tax without colonial consent.Perhaps the final straw leading to revolt by the colonies was the British imposition of the Coercive Acts in 1774. In response to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, King George III declared that there would be no more compromises. “Concessions have made matters worse,” stated George III, “the time has come for compulsion”(Henretta, 157)). The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to force the state of Massachusetts into submission. However, the boycott of the Townshend Act and the escalating public dismay in regard to British authority had created a firm sense of unity among the colonies. George Washington declared the “the cause of Boston now is and ever will be considered as the cause of America”(Henretta, 157)). In response to the new British measures, the colonies formed the Continental Congress. The Congress decided that military preparations would be taken and political union was absolutely essential. The Americans now had a common goal- to secure their natural rights by any means necessary.By the mid-1770’s, revolution could not be avoided. If reconciliation were to occur, the powers of the governing would still lie in the hands of the king. Naturally, the king would have had a negative feeling over the whole legislation of America. His resentment for the colonies would have certainly affected his future decisions rega...
