It gave some courage and determination but made others unhappy.
When the Declaration was initially read out and published, about two-thirds of the colonial population was in favor of it(The Patriots) and one-third against it(The Loyalists). It was certainly not universally accepted by the colonists. As for the King, it is not quite clear (to me, anyway) just when or if he did receive it personally. A copy of the Declaration had been sent to him by ship, but the ship was blown off course and landed in Ireland. It was published in an Irish newspaper and that might have been the first Great Britain had heard of it. Still, he was already furious at the colonists for the rebellion, so he could not have gotten much more angry than he already was. About a year prior to the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress sent King George a plea for redress of the grievances the colonies had. It was called the Olive Branch Petition and essentially said the colonies would remain colonies if the repressive laws were repealed. The King refused to even accept it, much less read it. About a month later the King issued a proclamation in writing declaring the colonies to be in a state of rebellion, being misled by certain troublemakers, and directing that the rebellion be put down by the army and navy.
The colonists thought the declaration was asign ofpeace and life and liberty.
They celebrated and melted a statue of King George the third and made it into bullets.
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With relief that it finally passed (with unanimous votes of all the delegates, excepting New York), and apprehension for what was to come.... The British Empire was a formidable foe. The US had no real army or navy to speak of, so the task of defeating Great Britain was daunting. ALSO, if we did not defeat GB, all those delegates and patriots who fought against GB would be tried and hanged for treason! Their necks were (quite literally!) on the line...
They could have allowed the colonies to have representation in the British Parliament. The colonists would not have minded taxation as much had there been representation from the colonies.
In American colonies, reaction to the 1765 Stamp Act was greeted in America by an outburst of denunciation.
because they felt like it and it was the bestChristinaEngland interfered very little in colonial affairs. Governors rarely enforced the laws. Colonists got used to acting on their own, therefore encouraged growth of self-government and independence. Colonists also established their own legislative bodies to make and enforce their own laws like the Virginia House of Burgesses.
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It gave some courage and determination but made others unhappy.
The reaction of a loyalist to the Declaration of Independence would have been that colonists do not have a right to simply declare their independence. Colonists are subjects of the crown, whether they agree or not. King George III rules by divine right. God save the king.
The petition said that we would no longer pay taxes.
Answer: People had mixed reactions; for example: people could have been sad, angry, happy, or rejoiced.
The reason it's called the Declaration of Independence is that it was an open letter to the King informing him of the problems and declaring " free and independent states." They didn't put a time on it, but to the king it was treason so they knew that there would be a reaction. The Kings reaction at first was he thought of the colonies as spoiled children, but when Bunker Hill happened he knew that there would be a fight. To both parties it would take as long as it would take. Washington knew he had a fight with the world's largest and trained army of the time.