King George III’s actions in time of war and peace have been well documented by the framers of the Declaration of Independence. His ma

ny transgressions had been carefully outlined in the language of the twenty-seven injustices that have been outlined in the Declaration itself. (The Declaration of Independence) One of the first of the transgressions outlined in the Declaration is one about taxation without actual representation. In Great Britain, there were two main offices of government, the crown (George himself) and parliament (an early congress). Since the colonies were being run under a type of mercantilistic government, King George thought it reasonable to tax the citizens on many of the items that they needed for daily life. (Apstudent.com) The government exercised control over the types of industry and trade that the colonists conducted with the idea that national strength and economic safety would come from exporting more than would be imported. (Apstudent.com) Great Britain exported goods and forced the colonies to buy them. Another way the crown could squeeze more money out of the colonies was by stiff taxation that resulted in a general colonial hatred for the crown. Examples of taxes that were stiffly enforced by the crown were the Townshed duties, and the stamp act. (Apstudent.com) Townshed, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, passed the Townshed acts in 1767. (Apstudent.com) These acts were characterized by their taxation of luxury items imported into the colonies that included paper, lead, tea, and paint. (Apstudent.com) The Townshed acts were later repealed, except for the tea tax, which remained for many years, and precipitated the Boston Tea Party. Another punitive act was the Stamp Act. This act was passed on March 22, 1765. The Stamp Act was British legislation passed as part of Prime Minister George Grenville's measures which stated that all legal or official documents used in the colonies, (wills, deeds and contracts), had to be written on special, stamped British paper which the British proceeded to tax heavily. (Apstudent.com) Eventually, the co

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