Were the colonists justified in declaring independence from Great Britain?

yes

Explanation:

they were not being treated fairly and were being taxed way too high compared to people that lived in great britian.

Answer. They were justified, because they were had their own land, and needed nothing else from Britain. Britain wanted to control them, so they decided to send their troops over here to make sure they were in power.

daddy

explanation:

it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.