2006-12-10 12:15:26 · 12 answers · asked by Meatball ;) 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Of course any revolution is illegal under the law and government it is overturning/abolishing. But the Founding Fathers believed what they were doing was the right thing to do. They believed in natural law. So, though they noted that what they were doing was guilty under English law, they argued that it was perfectly upright in the eyes of "Nature's God." Read the Declaration of Independence. It's a tough document to read because it uses mostly dated words, but you'll notice that they were firm believers in natural law. The revolution was an act of civil disobedience.
2006-12-10 19:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by John Tiggity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every revolution is an illegal act towards the people being revolted against. But, most revolutions are a result of governments enforcing illegal laws against people's most basic rights.
2006-12-10 20:48:33 · answer #2 · answered by ...... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The major question that underlined the lead up to the American Revolution was if the colonist represented in the British Parliament. Keep in mind each state was independent of the others and while Virginia was founded by Royal charter, Pennsylvania was not so, yes, some states were breaking their charter other were not clear on why they were paying taxes to England when they were not represented and it citizenry was not even of British origin. Those states were simply casting out a foreign power.
2006-12-10 20:36:13 · answer #3 · answered by The Orange Deity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under the Britsh law at that time yes an most revolutions are in any country
2006-12-10 20:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by bigdogrex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So was the other's revolution in the world
2006-12-10 20:18:40 · answer #5 · answered by Mat D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all depends on what side of the Revolution you were on.
2006-12-10 20:18:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illegal in that it defied the British rule of law, yeah, I think so.
2006-12-10 20:18:19 · answer #7 · answered by usarocketman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on who's laws your referring.
They were traitors in British eyes.
Patriots in colonial eyes.
Tresspassers in Indian eyes.
2006-12-10 20:24:13 · answer #8 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was treason against the King of England, if they lost anyone on the American side would have been charged with it.
2006-12-10 20:18:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
only in the eyes of the King of England and the British Parliment and Courts.
regardless, I'm glad they did it !!!
2006-12-10 20:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋