King George III

Answer 1

The “Founding Fathers” who signed the Declaration of Independence, drafted the Constitution, and established the United States of American as a sovereign nation by waging a war against Great Britain are often remembered as the most influential men of the American Revolution.  However, the American Revolution was not influenced by the actions of those in America alone.  It was the actions of the British government which sparked the colonial rebellion against British rule known as the American Revolution. Leading the British government at the time was King George III.George III became the king of England in 1760.  He was twenty two years old at the time, and although he looked forward to a long and successful rule, he was not very bright.  In fact, one British historian wrote that George III “had a smaller mind than any English king before him, save James II.”  George III continually praised those who followed his every will, and condemned those who had any opinions which differed from his own.  His stubbornness and anger at those who dared to defy him would eventually
lead to war with those in the colonies who sought independence King George III was not willing to grant.The more tax burdens King George III placed on the English Colonies, such as the oppressive Townshed Acts, the more the colonies opposed him.  The more the colonies opposed him, the more burdens he placed on them.  With George III unwilling to budge and repeal such tax laws as the Townshed Acts, this obstinate cycle could only end in war.  To the relief of the colonies, the Stamp Act was repealed, but it was repealed by the British Parliament, against the will of King George III.  George III was determine
draw as much profit out of the colonies as he possibly could, and he was even more determined not to let anyone stop him.Most colonists were angered at the policies of King George III, which they considered to be tyrannical.  Colonists started boycotting British tea, a practice that would lead to the Boston Tea Party, the first spark in what would very soon become an unstoppable wildfire of revolution.  The Boston Tea Party enraged King George III, who led Parliament to pass four punishments against the colonists of Massachusetts.  The first was the Boston Port Bill, which closed Boston Harbor and moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem.  The second was the Regulating Act, which cancelled the Massachusetts charter.  The third act passed by Parliament stated that anyone ring
Massachusetts be removed from the colony and shipped to England for trial.  The fourth act made it illegal to house soldiers in Massachusetts.The colonists had been mad at King George III before for such unfair acts as the Stamp Act and Townshed Acts.  But it was these four acts which put them over the edge, transforming angry protests into all out war, beginning with the battles of Lexington andConcord, the first battles of the American Revolution.  King George III ordered British troops to go to the English Colonies and put down the rebellion.  George III tried to oversee war efforts from England, but it took months for news of the war to reach Britain, and it then took more months for orders from Britain to reach the British troops in the colonies.  Thus, reports of the war were almost always outdated.  To make matters even worse for King George III, France had decided to support the Americans in their war for independence.

Answer 2

George III did travel to america on several occasions, sometimes sending his double or substitute when he was unable to travel himself. He also spent time as George Washington as he was the first president of america but was not always present. Some paintings of the time show the distinct similarity!