They wanted to defend their revolt against Great Britain. Here is a list of some of the Founders' complaints against the King. They complained that the King had refused to approve laws made by the colonists kept armies in the colonies when there was no war stopped the colonists' trade with other countries taxed the colonists without their consent taken away the colonists' right to a trial by jury. The Declaration explains why the Founders thought they had the right to free themselves from British rule. Here are three of the most important reasons.
Government is based upon consent .
The Founders argued that the colonists had an agreement with the King. They had consented to be governed by him only as long as he protected their natural rights. The right to change the government . The Founders said that if a government takes away people's natural rights, the people can change or do away with the government and form a new one. The King had broken the agreement .