text_original: The American colonists did not rise in rebellion against the Govern  ment of George III. merely because they had eaten of the insane root, and fancied that a trifling tax upon tea would destroy the trade of Boston and New  York. They rose in arms against the principle represented by the imposition of the tax.
text_transcription: THE AMERICAN COLONISTS DID NOT RISE IN REBELLION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGE THE THIRD MERELY BECAUSE THEY HAD EATEN OF THE INSANE ROOT AND FANCIED THAT A TRIFLING TAX UPON TEA WOULD DESTROY THE TRADE OF BOSTON AND NEW YORK THEY ROSE IN ARMS AGAINST THE PRINCIPLE REPRESENTED BY THE IMPOSITION OF THE TAX
phonemes: ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːlənˌɪsts dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˈaɪz ɪn ɹᵻbˈɛliən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː. mˈɪɹli bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ hæd ˈiːʔn̩ ʌvðɪ ɪnsˈeɪn ɹˈuːt, ænd fˈænsid ðˌæɾə tɹˈaɪflɪŋ tˈæks əpˌɑːn tˈiː wʊd dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ðə tɹˈeɪd ʌv bˈɔstən ænd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk. ðeɪ ɹˈoʊz ɪn ˈɑːɹmz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɪmpəzˈɪʃən ʌvðə tˈæks.