British colonists in America violated the very ideals they treasured in treatment of blacks, Native Americans, and even the poorer classes of white settlers.

During the 17th and increasingly in the 18th century, British colonists charged Great Britain with violating the ideals of rule of law, self government, and the equality of rights. Though this may be true to some extent, the colonists themselves violated those very ideals in their treatment of others. When one considers the harsh treatment of blacks, Native Americans, and even the poorer classes of white settlers in colonial America, the protesting colonists seem to …

…treatment of the Americans, the colonists' treatment of blacks, Native Americans, and poorer white settlers was a great deal worse. For the blacks and Native Americans, their rights, which were not recognized, were blatantly violated. Even if conditions were a little better for the poorer white settlers, they were still regarded as inferiors. Considering the colonists' harsh treatment of these groups, the charges against the British monarchy were comparatively feeble.<Tab/>