PrincePegasus
12-17-2006, 07:00 AM
Letter to the King of England
To: His Highness, The Great King of England, George III
My fellow colonist and I have enjoyed the life and opportunity the have been bestowed on us in this fair land. My colonial brothers and sister and I though grateful for this land of opportunity have been suffering through several laws passed by your respectful court. They have affected our business in very direct and negative ways. These acts have limited, whom our costumers may be and even put taxes on the material we use to make these trade items that your highness profits from. In doing this our income and clientele have been greatly limited. Not only have we protested these acts and laws but also, because we have felt our voices have been not been heard, some of my fellow colonists have resulted in violence and abuse toward the crown and their officials including soldiers and officers.
We are all aware that, England wants to gain a profit from our hard work. It is incredibly clear that this is true. When we began to trade with other countries and began to gain a considerable amount of income for the sustain ment of your lives the Navigation Acts were imposed. These acts were a series of laws that began in 1650 and required that European goods destined for our colonies be routed through England. This made it impossible for us to trade with other countries and also restricted us from doing so. My fellow colonists realize that this brings greater profit to you, the king but it lessons our income. Though it promotes the policy of mercantilism, which means that a country’s power is a product of its wealth, and a nations wealth was measured by its stock of precious materials. As a matter of fact the restoration of our colonies was driven by your Highness’ faith in this economic policy. The goals of the Navigation were put in to action to only benefit you and not your people. The acts promoted the wealth, safety, and strength of the kingdom but not of the people who were it. This is great injustice to your people, who you are responsible for.
The Navigation Acts not only hurt us but controlled us more and more by imposing a law that all colonial products had to be carried on ships made and owned by British subjects in England, Ireland, and here, in the colonies. The acts also controlled which of our products could be exported only to England or other places in the empire; our products have included cotton, naval stores, sugar, and tobacco. Yet because we needed greater financial support, some of us have chosen to disobey these acts.
Not only have we been controlled on whom we can trade with but you also have put taxes on the very items we traded. This not only unconvinced us but also lessoned our profits, in doing this have increased yours. Such laws and acts were put into place so we would have to pay more to get goods. In turn we earned less money with every new tax imposed. The Sugar Act was a law passed by Parliament putting taxes on molasses, sugar, and other items imported by us. The Sugar act was imposed on us in 1764, this was not the first time Great Britain had put a tax on foreign sugar, molasses, and other items coming into our colonies. Though this new law lowers the tax on the existing law, we are not at all pleased because now our privacy is being invaded as royal inspectors invade and search homes, ships, and warehouses for smuggled goods. Yet the people who profited from foreign trades and smuggled goods had there businesses suffer. Due to these injustices and our rights as human beings my fellow countrymen and I decided to make our voices heard. We had to take fast and violent action against you and your supporters, for the betterment of our lives and those of our children.
The acts and laws imposed upon my people have driven us to protest with vengeance, anger, and violence in our hearts. The acts that were put on us diminished our wages and lessoned our business. The money we needed to not just live but thrive was taken away. So we rose up and formed committees to protest the law and refused to cooperate with the Royal Navy officers who entered our ports. Other acts such as the Stamp Act were not well received in our homes either. We were more intensely against this tax because it was past by Parliament, in which we had no direct representation. We made it clear we were against this tax by the way we fought not just with our voices but also with our hands. We cried “No taxation without representation!” because we have the right to represent our opinions on the taxes that are put on us. Colonial merchants signed nonimportation agreements, which stated that the merchants promised not to by or import British goods. Still, those who opposed the Stamp Act had demonstrations in the streets. Thought most were peaceful some turned incredibly violent. On August 1765 when a riot occurred and among the damages, they destroyed court records and destroyed the chief of customs’ home. Another out break of public violence and protest was toward the acts that Your Highness’ court put upon us known as the writs of resistance. The protest against the writs of resistance happened because the colonists did not of agree with it’s search warrant like attributes and because of this protest, the Boston Massacre occurred. The Boston Massacre was a incident in which British soldiers fired into a group of colonists gathered in front of a customs house killing several people. Violence on the colonist’s part towards British officials has included tarring and feathering.
We as a people plead to Your Highness and His Court to listen to our voices and realize how your acts have affected as, ever so negatively. They have lessoned our income and diminished our businesses. We beg you to not only care for your profit but for ours as well. With the unfair restrictions and taxes piled on us, it made our monetary gain minimize greatly. I personally hope to never again have to protest with animosity on my mind and to just be able to give thanks for the opportunity Your Highness has given us and not second guessing that appreciation with un-represented taxation.
In thanks for Your Highnesses Time, :th000000508oc:
X………………………………………
****************, Representative of the American Colonists
To: His Highness, The Great King of England, George III
My fellow colonist and I have enjoyed the life and opportunity the have been bestowed on us in this fair land. My colonial brothers and sister and I though grateful for this land of opportunity have been suffering through several laws passed by your respectful court. They have affected our business in very direct and negative ways. These acts have limited, whom our costumers may be and even put taxes on the material we use to make these trade items that your highness profits from. In doing this our income and clientele have been greatly limited. Not only have we protested these acts and laws but also, because we have felt our voices have been not been heard, some of my fellow colonists have resulted in violence and abuse toward the crown and their officials including soldiers and officers.
We are all aware that, England wants to gain a profit from our hard work. It is incredibly clear that this is true. When we began to trade with other countries and began to gain a considerable amount of income for the sustain ment of your lives the Navigation Acts were imposed. These acts were a series of laws that began in 1650 and required that European goods destined for our colonies be routed through England. This made it impossible for us to trade with other countries and also restricted us from doing so. My fellow colonists realize that this brings greater profit to you, the king but it lessons our income. Though it promotes the policy of mercantilism, which means that a country’s power is a product of its wealth, and a nations wealth was measured by its stock of precious materials. As a matter of fact the restoration of our colonies was driven by your Highness’ faith in this economic policy. The goals of the Navigation were put in to action to only benefit you and not your people. The acts promoted the wealth, safety, and strength of the kingdom but not of the people who were it. This is great injustice to your people, who you are responsible for.
The Navigation Acts not only hurt us but controlled us more and more by imposing a law that all colonial products had to be carried on ships made and owned by British subjects in England, Ireland, and here, in the colonies. The acts also controlled which of our products could be exported only to England or other places in the empire; our products have included cotton, naval stores, sugar, and tobacco. Yet because we needed greater financial support, some of us have chosen to disobey these acts.
Not only have we been controlled on whom we can trade with but you also have put taxes on the very items we traded. This not only unconvinced us but also lessoned our profits, in doing this have increased yours. Such laws and acts were put into place so we would have to pay more to get goods. In turn we earned less money with every new tax imposed. The Sugar Act was a law passed by Parliament putting taxes on molasses, sugar, and other items imported by us. The Sugar act was imposed on us in 1764, this was not the first time Great Britain had put a tax on foreign sugar, molasses, and other items coming into our colonies. Though this new law lowers the tax on the existing law, we are not at all pleased because now our privacy is being invaded as royal inspectors invade and search homes, ships, and warehouses for smuggled goods. Yet the people who profited from foreign trades and smuggled goods had there businesses suffer. Due to these injustices and our rights as human beings my fellow countrymen and I decided to make our voices heard. We had to take fast and violent action against you and your supporters, for the betterment of our lives and those of our children.
The acts and laws imposed upon my people have driven us to protest with vengeance, anger, and violence in our hearts. The acts that were put on us diminished our wages and lessoned our business. The money we needed to not just live but thrive was taken away. So we rose up and formed committees to protest the law and refused to cooperate with the Royal Navy officers who entered our ports. Other acts such as the Stamp Act were not well received in our homes either. We were more intensely against this tax because it was past by Parliament, in which we had no direct representation. We made it clear we were against this tax by the way we fought not just with our voices but also with our hands. We cried “No taxation without representation!” because we have the right to represent our opinions on the taxes that are put on us. Colonial merchants signed nonimportation agreements, which stated that the merchants promised not to by or import British goods. Still, those who opposed the Stamp Act had demonstrations in the streets. Thought most were peaceful some turned incredibly violent. On August 1765 when a riot occurred and among the damages, they destroyed court records and destroyed the chief of customs’ home. Another out break of public violence and protest was toward the acts that Your Highness’ court put upon us known as the writs of resistance. The protest against the writs of resistance happened because the colonists did not of agree with it’s search warrant like attributes and because of this protest, the Boston Massacre occurred. The Boston Massacre was a incident in which British soldiers fired into a group of colonists gathered in front of a customs house killing several people. Violence on the colonist’s part towards British officials has included tarring and feathering.
We as a people plead to Your Highness and His Court to listen to our voices and realize how your acts have affected as, ever so negatively. They have lessoned our income and diminished our businesses. We beg you to not only care for your profit but for ours as well. With the unfair restrictions and taxes piled on us, it made our monetary gain minimize greatly. I personally hope to never again have to protest with animosity on my mind and to just be able to give thanks for the opportunity Your Highness has given us and not second guessing that appreciation with un-represented taxation.
In thanks for Your Highnesses Time, :th000000508oc:
X………………………………………
****************, Representative of the American Colonists