King George the Third
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King George the Third
At the time of the start of the revolution, for American independence, on April 15, 1775 at Lexington and Concord, or the official assertion of independence for the colonies, with the Declaration of Independence, all acts of oppression and disregard towards the colonies were indiscretions solely to blame on George the III, at least that is what is believed now. Contrary to belief though, Parliament, not the King were to blame for the various injustices towards the colonies. This is mainly seen regarding the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and Tea Act, which all led to the Intolerable Acts which were received extremely bitterly by the colonies.
Aside from the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act was probably the worst received taxation from Britain. But, again the blame is now laid on the King not the actual taxing party, Parliament. Headed by George Grenville Parliament passed the Stamp Act to raise money for the massive debt caused by the Seven Years War. The act was a tax on all legal document stamps and various paper commodities sent from Britain. The colonists viewed this as a clear overstepping of power by the Parliament. This was in no way the King's fault. George had only the right to advise Parliament, not make his own decisions...