Question

The Declaration of Independence listed 27 injuries that the king of England had inflicted upon the American colonies. Choose one and explain how it fits into the context of the Revolutionary period.

Answer 1

"He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws, giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation:For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us". this was a huge one because people were forced to help and quarter soldiers in there homes. it eventually was in the third amendment that gave the right to not have to quarter soldiers in homes.

Answer 2

One of the grievances that the king of England inflicted in the colonies was the following:

"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

This is a particularly important complaint. In these lines, the writers of the Declaration tell us that the king was unresponsive to their needs. Whenever the colonists saw a need for a new law, and decided to create it, the king would refuse to give his assent. This caused the colonists problems, because they were unable to try to find a solution to their own problems.