Homework #8

I don't believe that the colonists would have been able to work out an agreement with the king.  Many of the issues between the king and the colonists are related to taxation and treatment, and it seems that both sides would have their own reasons for refusing to cooperate.  From the king's perspective, it would seem that the actions of the government were justified.  The fact was that the colonies were being protected by Britain, and as such, they were under the jurisdiction of the British Parliament and king.  Because of that, the British Government would probably feel that it had every right to pass and enforce the laws that it created.  From the colonists' perspective, it would seem that the government's actions are unjustified.  The colonists felt that the government wasn't seeing things from their point of view.  The colonists were still citizens of Great Britain, and as such, they felt that the government should not have been randomly passing laws without representation from the colonial people.  Because of these two opposing viewpoints, I don't see how they would have been able to come to a agreement.