George III ya yi fatan cewa "harshe na mugunta ba zai iya zana niyyar na a cikin launuka da ta ke sha'awar ba, ko kuma mai ba da labari ya ɗaukaka ni fiye da abin da na cancanci", amma a cikin tunanin mutane George King III ya kasance duka biyu da aka lalata da kuma yabon. Duk da yake ya shahara sosai a farkon mulkinsa, a tsakiyar shekarun 1770 George ya rasa amincin 'yan mulkin mallaka na Amurka, kodayake an kiyasta cewa kusan rabin' yan mulkin mallaka sun kasance masu aminci. An gabatar da korafi a cikin Dokar Independence na Amurka a matsayin "maimaita cin zarafi da cin zarafi" cewa ya yi niyyar kafa "cikakken zalunci" a kan 'yan mulkin mallaka. Maganar mulkin mallaka ta Bayyana ya ba da gudummawa ga fahimtar jama'ar Amurka game da George a matsayin mai zalunci.
tsakiyar 1770s