The Declaration of Independence
George Mason authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights and would not sign the Constitution. He refused because the Constitution lacked a bill of rights, and he was of the opinion it would give too much power to the government.
One main goal of the Declaration of Independence was to list the grievances of the colonists against King George III. Another main goal was to persuade reluctant colonists to join the rebellion against the King. A third goal was explain the position of the colonists on the purpose of human government.
The Declaration of Independence lays out the charges the colonists are making against England. It goes on to state what the colonists, via the Founders, believed to be our most important natural rights.
The Declaration of independence was based on a document written by George Mason. It was The Virginia Declaration Of Independence.
He didn't want to lose the valuable good trade from the colonies:)
When the colonists wrote the Declaration of Rights which included life, liberty, and property. King George refused to consider the Declaration of Rights and ordered British colonial leaders to prepare the colonial militias' weapons
Because King George the 3rd was still mad about the colonists protesting.
He dissolved the colonists legislatures
The Declaration of Independence
Some sources say King George III refused to receive the petition because of his personal dislike for John Dickinson.
George Clinton, Robert R. Livingston of New York, Thomas Willing of Philadelphia, and John Dickinson of Delaware did not sign.
Wrote the declaration of independence and got mad.
The third part of the Declaration list the colonists complaints against the British government. King George lll is singled out for blame.
The document the Colonists sent to King George was the Declaration of Independence. It stated the concerns, and grievances against the king and declared the wish for independence from Britain.
King George III
King George the third didn't like the fact that the patriots was not loyal to him during the declaration of independence