SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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He oppressed the colonies by enacting unfair laws.
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He enslaved Indian women.
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He insulted them and really hurt their feelings
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -George never owned slaves himself, and he gave his assent to the legislation that abolished the slave trade in England in 1807. By contrast, no fewer than 41 of the 56 signatories to the Declaration of Independence were slave owners. It was the Declaration that established the myth that George III was a tyrant.
Detailed explanation-2: -The colonists believed that King George III was guilty of repeated injuries in legislation, judicial rule, military, and protection. To the colonists, King George III failed them by not allowing them representation.
Detailed explanation-3: -His reign was shaped by the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), the Irish Rebellion (1798), and the French Revolution (1783–1815), but he is best known as the “tyrant, ” called “unfit to be the ruler of a free people” in the Declaration of Independence (1776), who lost the American Revolution (1775–1783).
Detailed explanation-4: -George’s handling of the war with America (1775–83) made him unpopular with his subjects. They believed he was letting the war drag on too long with little visible success for the British side.