There are many people in the world who take a stand every day. Those brave people stand up to others that keep them under wraps, whether its the leader of their country or just a group of friends. The group of people that I look up to for taking a stand are our Founding Fathers.
The colonists that lived here in the United States put up with a lot from the English king. They withstood many unfair taxes so the king and England could become richer. I look up to the colonists because they took a stand against their mother country for treating them unfairly.
When the colonists revolted against the British, the king didn't appreciate them standing up to him. He tried to quell their revolts, but the colonists' will was too strong. Our Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence to the king to tell him that they would no longer put up with the high, expensive, unfair taxation, they would be separating from England, and that they would no longer be a colony of England.
The colonists, considering what was at stake by their revolting, were very brave people at this critical point in history. Had these brave men and women let the British muffle their cries of freedom, where would we be today? We wouldn't be the strong, independent country we are today if the courageous colonists had not stood up to England and its unfairness.
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