American Colonists pull down a statue of King George III in New York City during the American Revolution. Corbis via Getty Images Before 1776, the Colonists believed that George III would come to ...

In New York City, a mob celebrated the Declaration of Independence by toppling the statue of King George III and melting it down for musket balls. In Virginia, Governor Dunmore declared martial ...

Turning on the king American Colonists pull down a statue of King George III in New York City during the American Revolution. Corbis via Getty Images Before 1776, the Colonists believed that ...

King George III asserted his claim on the colonies strenuously. The king saw the relationship of Britain and America as that of a parent to a child. A disobedient child, of course, must be punished.