THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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George III
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Elizabeth I
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Henry VIII
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James VI
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Detailed explanation-1: -While the reigns of George I and II had been marked by a royal detachment from the administration of American colonies, King George III asserted his claim on the colonies strenuously. The king saw the relationship of Britain and America as that of a parent to a child.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although King George III was the principal target of the Declaration of Independence, he was never formally sent a copy and there is no actual evidence that he ever read it.
Detailed explanation-3: -King George III issued this Proclamation on 23 August 1775, in response to the arrival of William Penn in England, carrying Congress’s petition for independence. This action officially declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion.
Detailed explanation-4: -The signers sent a copy of the Declaration to King George III with only two names on it: John Hancock and Charles Thomson, the President and the Secretary of the Continental Congress.