American History

The history of Great Britains kinship has always been characterized by repeated incidences of usurpations and injuries. They are most evident during the colonial era of America under the rule of the British. There were repeated incidents of all forms of oppression being perpetrated by the people of Great Britain on the Americans. Despite the fact that the Americans were always quick at petitioning the oppressions they were going through to the government of Britain through the various kings who served at that time, the petitions were always answered through repeated injury. The fact oppression was further worsened by the fact that the character of the Great Britain kings had and have always been marked by a lot of tyranny, they are therefore not suitable at all to rule other people especially if the governed belong to another nation.

These kings did not respect the rule of law and this is made very clear by the fact that they were not keen at assenting to various laws which were very necessary and wholesome for the good of the people being governed. As a result, they used their powers to allow injustice to be done on the Americans who were under them. Besides these kings refusing to assent various laws, they could also forbid their governors in passing such laws especially those of pressing and immediate importance. It was therefore a general principle for these kings to ensure that they ruled people unjustly without a solid legal framework which could help the governed liberate themselves. Furthermore, these kings used intimidations in order to deny the human rights to the people being governed. Even during times when peace prevailed and there was therefore no need for armed forces, the kings could ensure that there was a standing army among the people and did not require the consent of the American representatives to do so.

Great Britain in giving the Americans their independence was guided by the principle of guaranteeing freedom to all the American people. The Americans were therefore allowed to govern themselves in an independent manner without paying any allegiance to the crown of the British. Hence any political link between Great Britain and America should be dissolved completely. The independence principle ought to ensure that the former American colonies obtained full power for levying war, contracting alliances, concluding peace, establishing trade relations and doing all other things and acts which independent states are allowed to do under local and international law. They also based it on the principle of human rights whereby everyone was born free and ought to remain free. People should be governed by their own governments which should derive their governing powers from the people they govern. Therefore, a government should not impose itself or its will on the people being governed since by doing so it will not be representing their will and aspirations. Therefore, if for any reason the people feel that their government is not governing them in a manner that they are likely to benefit they have a right of removing it from power and bringing another one into power to govern them. Since Great Britain was not ruling its people in America as this was foreign soil, it acknowledged the fact that it is the Americans who should rule and govern themselves through people they have chosen for themselves and thus the British had no business at all governing the Americans in their own country.