Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. “We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.” Which best describes the colonists’ view of their relationship with the British government? The colonists have demanded fair treatment from the British government many times, and they believe separating from Britain is their last resort. The colonists will continue to demand fair treatment from the British government until they receive what they are asking for. The colonists view the British as friends, and they do not want to rebel against the British government. The colonists are eager to go to war with the British as punishment for their unjust treatment of the colonies