oct 14, 1765 - Declaration of Rights and Grievances
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A document passed by the Stamp Act Congress in protest of the eponymous tax passed by Great Britain earlier that year. The declaration consisted of the following fourteen points:
1) American colonists owe the Crown the same allegiance as those born in Great Britain do
2) American colonists are hence entitled to all the same rights that British subjects enjoy
3) Taxation without consent by the people or their representatives infringes upon those rights
4) American colonists cannot be represented by those in the House of Commons
5) Only elected colonial assemblies have the right to tax the colonists, as they are the only ones that are true representatives of the people
6) It goes against "the spirit of the British constitution" to give King George colonists' property
7) The right to a jury trial is another right that all British subjects are entitled to
8) The Stamp Act infringes upon the colonists' rights by extending the powers of the courts of admiralty
9) The payment of the new taxes are "impracticable"
10) Paying for the manufactures that the colonies are required to trade with results in King George amassing a large amount of wealth
11) The trade restriction placed on the colonies prevents the colonists from paying the manufactures
12) The happiness and success of the colonies depend on the full enjoyment of its people's rights, as well as a good relationship with Great Britain
13) British subjects have the right to petition both the king or Parliament.
14) It is the duty of the colonies to petition for the repeal of the Stamp Act
Text: https://bit.ly/2FKH2tq
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