[Jacquerie]

<>”He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.”<>

FWIW, George III made war on his colonies beginning in December of 1775. He declared our independence seven months before we did. The Founders were remarkably restrained. They really had no choice.

[BroJoeK]

Jacquerie: "George III made war on his colonies beginning in December of 1775."

Agreed, but I'd argue it began long before that with, for example, the 1774 Massachusetts Government Act:

"The Massachusetts Government Act (14 Geo. 3 c. 45) was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, receiving royal assent on 20 May 1774.
The act effectively abrogated the Massachusetts Charter of 1691 of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and gave its royally-appointed governor wide-ranging powers."

The British increased their military in the colonies and began moving against patriot militias as early as September, 1774 (Powder Alarm).
In February 1775 Massachusetts was declared in rebellion and in August all the colonies fell under the Brits' Proclamation of Rebellion.

Jacquerie: "He declared our independence seven months before we did.
The Founders were remarkably restrained.
They really had no choice."

Agreed but I'd say: effectively two years before we did.