Complete 2 page APA formatted essay: Signing the Declaration of Independence: A Colonial Justification.Primarily, the British rulers continue to exploit the nation and its natural resources, stepping

Complete 2 page APA formatted essay: Signing the Declaration of Independence: A Colonial Justification.

Primarily, the British rulers continue to exploit the nation and its natural resources, stepping all over the backs of hard-working domestic laborers, to ensure a stronger position for England’s global economic dominance in this time period. Britain continues to impose significant taxes on citizens and the goods which are imported from English-controlled territories, placing a tremendous burden on people who are trying to build a quality infrastructure and support their families in an under-developed national environment. In addition, British tax expectations do not allow domestic representatives to challenge the British tax policy, thus this aggressive exploitation of colonial efforts is both unfair and strains individual budgets for quality of life.

Additionally, religious freedom is (and has been) one of the primary rationales for why citizens fled European nations to seek out a new devotional lifestyle in the Americas. Currently, British rule is very conservative and is closely tied to Catholicism in Europe, which has significant influence over the decision making of the King. At this time, and throughout history, Catholic ideals have pressured individual citizens to conform to a singular religious belief where financial contribution to Catholic superiority is deemed both appropriate and mandated by God. However, as colonial beliefs begin to separate from the traditional Catholic viewpoint, we as citizens are finding our devotional expectations completely incompatible with those of broader Europe. As such, by signing the declaration, we are somewhat publicly chastising the inflexibility of the King of England and his religious expectations and allowing ourselves to cherish our spiritualism without fear of reprisal from a wildly conservative and somewhat misguided English Church (Jackson, 2000).