Question

In what ways did the colonists feel that King George was using his military to unfairly enforce his laws on the colonies?

Answer 1

The first thing Jefferson did in the Declaration was to establish that it was "necessary" to declare independence. After that, he got into the real details. The preamble concludes with the statement, "The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world

Answer 2

The King is a tyrant, because he keeps standing armies in the colonies during a time of peace, makes the military power superior to the civil government, and forces the colonists to support the military presence through increased taxes. Abuses 13 through 22 describe the involvement of parliament in destroying the colonists' right to self-rule