In the American Rev. were all the American greiviances really justified?

Question

Were american greiviances really justified, or were the british actually being more reasonable than most americans have traditionally believed?

Answer 1

I don't think most Americans have a clue what the "grievances" were. But there were in fact some situations that the colonists found pretty annoying. There were some small things, like, the King required people to provide food for troops who were assigned to live in their houses. And there were big things, like, the millions of people who lived in North America had absolutely no say whatever in the government of Britain, although they were supposed to be British subjects. Also, the Americans were great sailors and had good ships, but they were forbidden by law from trading with Asia, so the only profitable trade they could take part in was the slave trade, which many of them despised.

The Revolution was justified, but not unavoidable. Suppose that the King and parliament had created a fair number of representatives in parliament elected from America. And they had given the Americans equal opportunity to take part in British trade around the world. Then the Revolution probably would never have happened.

Answer 2

it's justified, because they have absolutely no say in the government in which makes all the laws and taxes that they have to obey from thousands of miles away. if british were reasonable they should have agree to americans cry for representation in the parliment, they were giving that option, but king George the III reject it and punish it. so they have 'taxetion without representation", so yeah, it's justified

Answer 3

Grievances?

Answer 4

Considering they were a facade and untrue....hmmm