“[V]igorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country…” —King George III, Letter to Lord North, 1775

Quote 2

“In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.”

—Declaration of Independence

These quotations show that King George and the colonists had different ideas about
A.
when colonies are justified in fighting for independence

B.
the meaning of natural rights and the social contract

C.
the economic relationship between a nation and its colonies
D.
the overall purpose of government in a democracy