From the Declaration of Independence, a few reasons we demanded freedom from George III:

"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil powers:

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

He has refused his Assent to Laws"