The American Declaration of Independence and the views of the Loyalists.

According to the loyalists, the taxes which were levied on the colonists were fairly acceptable. The British Empire was in a huge debt and slipped into an economic crisis after fighting the French and the Native Indians. The French-Indian War was fought only to protect the colonists to ensure their safety, freedom and happiness. When the British asked the colonists financial help by imposing reasonable amount of taxes on the colonists compared to its other territories around the world, the loyalists took this as a chance to serve their motherland. They considered this taxation reasonable and were ready to save their motherland from the verge of bankruptcy. On the other hand, the so called “patriots” betrayed the British Empire by declaring their independence and saying that the King was a “tyrant” depriving them of the rights of “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness”.

The Declaration of Independence was a major drawback for the patriots because they were opposing the stable British colonial government which kept them together for many decades and were opting for a new unstable government. Despite the troubles created by the patriots, the loyalists have continuously proved their allegiance to the British Empire in this revolutionary war. The properties of the loyalists have been confiscated and their businesses were shunned. They have been imprisoned for supporting the British Empire and some of them have even been brutally tarred and feathered. Yet, they have proved their loyalty as 60 000 of them have become soldiers in favor of the British. As the last alternative for peace, the loyalists have decided to leave this traitorous land and to migrate to Canada where they can live in loyalty to the British Empire.

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