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Question: Declaration of Independence: Charges against King George III !?
Can someone tell me if any of these statements are true and explain it:

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people!.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation!.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands!.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions!.

Can someone please help me find out if these statements are true and give me a good site about it!. If possible, a simple translation of these accusations would be nice!. Thank you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Here is a modern translation!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes they are true!.
The British burned Charleston, Mass at the battle of Bunker Hill!.
They captured American shipping, forcing some sailors to chose to fight in the British armed forces against their countrymen, or to die of starvation in prison!.
The British hired the Hessian troops to assist in degeating the colonies!.
The British turned the Iroquois and other Indians against the colonies, who then raided settlements!.Www@QuestionHome@Com