I can list grievances in the declaration of independence

Violations against English constitutional law

Cutting off colonial trade with other countries

Depriving colonists of a fair trial by a jury of their peers

Transporting colonists to England for trial with biased juries

Altering the structure of colonial government

Sending the British Army to the Colonies to bring about destruction

In a nutshell, Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Patriots believed that the King had exceeded his constitutional authority, and that under ''Natural Law'' the Colonies had the right to form a new government.