The American Times: The Chronicles of Freedom
Dear Editor,
I am Ethan Allen, an American patriot, and I am writing to you about why I am not against the Revolution. First off, we the Americans feel as the sole arbitrary ruler, the King or Parliament, have violated our intrinsic rights, so that the rebellion is justified. In fact, we have been convinced into thinking and accepting the principle that natural laws rather than royal decrees should govern the economy. Throughout the following years we have adapted and learned to cherish the British lifestyle. One example is how reverent the southern colonies were to England by their tobacco trade. Secondly, I support the revolution because of the number of acts that were passed by the loyalists. There was the stamp act that protested upon the principle of ‘no taxation without representation’. This act was affecting virtually all the colonists, and restricted economic prosperity. The Townshend acts is another factor towards the revolution. As Sam Adams quoted that “The parliament was taxing illegally!” every colonist agreed to that, and a boycott of British goods resulted. With regards to that, the British passed the Currency act, which made paper money worthless, and that led us to rely -economically- on England for Hard currency, a globally traded that can serve as a reliable and stable .