Why was it OK for our founding fathers to rebel against the king?

Answer 1

It is a nation founded under God. It was their destiny, they were great men of great faith, and wanted to protect their lives and liberty, and that of their posterity.

Answer 2

The Americans fought a major war for the UK (French Indian war) but got nothing out of it except blood and troops stationed in their homes.

Democracy was taken away. People weren't allowed to govern themselves.

The troops stationed in the homes of ordinary Americans not only searched without warrant, they raped and pillaged without any sort of real justice. Law came from outside, not from within.

The people could not even speak freely. You'd be accused of libel.

Basically, there was no freedom and no democracy. It wasn't just that government in London was abusing its power, its that we had absolutely no say. And, the government in London had no idea what life was like for Americans, so they made unjust laws on accident in a way.

Another thing, Kings are not good. If you believe the Bible, the Israelites were wicked for wanting a king. But history is even more clear, unelected rulers bring nothing but misery (like the Spanish wars of succession, the war of the roses, and other wars and the tyrants of ancient Greece).

America has had relative peace since (when compared to Europe and much of Asia). And of course prosperity, innovation, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is good to rebel against tyrants, not just OK.

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outros : the Americans of that era were federalists and American Democrats. They weren't aligned politically like we are today. They supported freedom of religion (including the right to be a religious nutter), freedom of speech (not political correctness), and were against political parties.

Britain and europe, monarchy in general, seemed to choose one freedom at a time. In europe, Either protestents or catholics were treated fairly, either leftists or rightists, either idiots or imbeciles, but not both. America, and most Americans, still think of itself as a land of freedom for everyone, but a few loud idiots are slipping us toward European duality.

It was in no way in violation of Christian doctrine, speak doctrine, give us scriptures. The American revolution was one way that Christianity, Greek philosophy, and the natural conscience has to agree on what is right. Even people in Parliament agreed, which is why the war was won with relatively little bloodshed. Only a monarchist or over patriotic anti-american could think it was wrong.

It is good and right to fight tyrants to the death. Give me liberty, or prepare to die. (ok, so a paraphased a little).

Answer 3

It only turned out OK because America won. The rebellion was in violation of Christian doctrine and it was treason against the crown. If the British had won, America’s revolutionary leaders would have been hanged and history would have forgotten them.


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Neil Buddehead –

The Republicans of that era were called Tories – and they supported the British in the war.

America’s Founding Fathers were anti-Christian liberals

Answer 4

Because they weren't recieving representation in the taxation department. They didn't like that much so they studied the governments of old & patterned the one they made off of some of the principles they found in governments like Rome.

They took some of the ideas & made a new government.

Answer 5

The UK had just fought a major war on our behalf (The Frenxh and Indian War, a.k.a. the Seven Years War) and expected the colonies to help pay off the war debt.

It wasn't as black and white as our history books said; I can see both sides of the equasion.

Answer 6

Kings are no different than anyone else. They make mistakes and overstep the bounds of what any human should be able to do to another.

Answer 7

They treated the colonies as property without giving them any say in government.

Answer 8

Read the Decleration of Independence and you'll find your answers.