Question

What justifications did American revolutionaries have for declaring independence from Great Britain?

Answer 1

for starters: Great Britain taxed the Americans, however the Americans had so say in the British government.

Answer 2

The Declaration justified the independence of the United States by listing colonial grievances against King George III, and by asserting certain natural and legal rights, including a right of revolution. Having served its original purpose in announcing independence, the text of the Declaration was initially ignored after the American Revolution. Since then, it has come to be considered a major statement on human rights, particularly its second sentence: