Declaration of Rights and Grievances
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The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a 1765 colonial American document that asserted the rights of the colonists and protested British taxation policies, helping lay ideological groundwork for the American Revolution.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American document
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grievance list ⓘ petition ⓘ political document ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| asserted |
colonists had the same rights as Englishmen
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illegality of taxation without representation ⓘ only colonial assemblies could tax colonists ⓘ right to petition the king and Parliament ⓘ trial by jury as a right of colonists ⓘ |
| author | Stamp Act Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stamp Act Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticized |
extension of powers of vice-admiralty courts
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requirement to quarter British troops ⓘ standing armies in the colonies in peacetime without consent ⓘ use of admiralty courts without juries ⓘ |
| date | 1765 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
early expression of American constitutional thought
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formal protest against British taxation policies ⓘ |
| draftedIn | 1765 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to ideological groundwork for the American Revolution
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helped unify colonial opposition to British taxation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
assertion of no taxation without representation
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list of grievances against British policies ⓘ objections to the Stamp Act ⓘ petition for repeal of the Stamp Act ⓘ statement of colonial rights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-American Revolution era ⓘ |
| inception | October 1765 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American revolutionary ideology
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later colonial declarations of rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfPresentation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British taxation policies
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Stamp Act 1765 NERFINISHED ⓘ relationship between colonies and Parliament ⓘ rights of American colonists ⓘ taxation without representation ⓘ |
| opposed |
Parliamentary taxation without colonial consent
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Stamp Act 1765 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugar Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
British Parliament
NERFINISHED
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King George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Stamp Act Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Stamp Act Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statedIn | Stamp Act Congress proceedings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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