Question

Please help me with this I’m so lost.

Answer 1

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

OCTOBER 26

1775

October 26

King George III speaks to Parliament of American rebellion

On October 26, 1775, King George III speaks before both houses of the British Parliament to discuss growing concern about the rebellion in America, which he viewed as a traitorous action against himself and Great Britain. He began his speech by reading a “Proclamation of Rebellion” and urged Parliament to move quickly to end the revolt and bring order to the colonies.The king spoke of his belief that “many of these unhappy people may still retain their loyalty, and may be too wise not to see the fatal consequence of this usurpation, and wish to resist it, yet the torrent of violence has been strong enough to compel their acquiescence, till a sufficient force shall appear to support them.” With these words, the king gave Parliament his consent to dispatch troops to use against his own subjects, a notion that his colonists believed impossible.

Answer 2

The difference between the two is that under King Georges’ tyranny was that the laws he enforced mostly benefited himself. The colonies were not able to vote or make decisions for themselves which lead to many of the colonists fighting to separate and be its own country. With American democracy, citizens are able to actively be able to make decisions in government rather than someone making the overall decisions without the possibility of a law being recognized as fair or not. The King prevented forms of government and representing the country as a whole, wanting them to be soley relying on him for jobs and salaries. This is much different from the US representative democracy that has 3 separate powers(legislative, executive, & judicial) that each deals with different forms of government. This form of government allows for the citizens to also have a say in what goes on in the country they live in. To the contrary, King George the 3rd did not allow that.