Declaration of Independence: The King Treats the Colonists’ Petitions with Contempt
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Declaration of Independence: The King Treats the Colonists’ Petitions with Contempt
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This is the twenty-first episode in a podcast series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by exploring the colonies’ grievances against King George III. After listing the twenty-seven grievances, the Declaration of Independence faults King George III for treating the colonists’ petitions for redress with contempt. Consequently, the Declaration of Independence explains, the colonies have exhausted their options to reconcile with Great Britain and are declaring independence. Underscoring the importance of the right to petition the government to a free country, the First Congress included the right as one of the fundamental freedoms protected by the First Amendment when it submitted the Bill of Rights to the states for ratification.