Was King George a tyrant as he was depicted in the Declaration of Independence?

In addition to the ideas above, there were some other
conditions and factors in the colonies and Britain at the time that contradict the idea
that King George III was a tyrant.  The popular conception is that the King was
horrible, so therefore we revolted.

Other
factors/conditions to keep in mind:

1)  The people in the
British Isles paid approximately 8X higher taxes than those in the 13
colonies

2)  The first boycott by colonists occurred in
1763, and the first violence (against the Stamp Act) in 1765.  King George did not
respond with serious military force for another ten years after
that.  He was a pretty patient guy

3)  He committed $15
million and 40,000 troops as well as the British Navy to defend the colonies (and his
business interests) during the French and Indian War.

4) 
The King allowed colonial legislatures to be elected and local rule to happen much of
the time.

So I don't think you can characterize him as a
ruthless dictator.  In the end, he reacted as any King would to armed
rebellion.