The birth of the republic

"(17) Furthermore there was a another "principle forming the Americans mind that all men are created equal"(76) That declaration meant to the Americans that they should have the same independence as a nation as what others enjoyed and only have to pay taxes they levied therefore on themselves for their own benefit not the benefit of some far off guardian
             They furthermore should be able to have an army that would defend their rights and principles as they see fit not be under the whim of some soldiers whose primary interests would be a far off country and not in the best interest of the colonists. Principle ideas like this were uniting the society, making a colonial consciousness aptly brought out by social activists like John Locke who explained that "men are by nature free, equal and independent of each other [and therefore] have every right to fashion their own government."(73) Also the philosopher Thomas Paine helped to "liberate Americans from the very idea of monarchy."(71) Started by the taxes, there sprung up the beginnings of a united social consciousness and the idea of what the role and rule of government should be to these people because clearly continuing under a governmental tyranny that would not even take an "Olive Branch" (69) when offered was no longer an option. In any case the revolution started and happened as a peoples war and as Morgan says it is doubtful that the British could ever have won more than a stalemate.(79) .
             All of this want for equality again is coming from the colonists united and fierce protectiveness over their increasingly lucrative and independent economy that was being encroached upon by some far off legislature that just wanted a piece of the pie. Morgan here brings up a very good question or shall I say argument, "were the colonists sincere in their declarations of principle or were they merely trying to avoid the unpleasant task of paying taxes they ought to have paid?"(51) The fact that brings up this doubt is that they did "submit to the tea and molasses duties during the 1770-1773 periods" (51).