Letter I
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Letter I is one installment in the influential series of political essays "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" by John Dickinson, which argued against British colonial policies before the American Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet
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political essay ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | rights of Englishmen in the American colonies ⓘ |
| argues | that internal and external taxes both threaten colonial liberty ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Revolution (causes) ⓘ |
| author | John Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationArea | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques | Parliamentary authority to tax colonies for revenue ⓘ |
| genre |
political essay
ⓘ
political writing ⓘ |
| hasTitleInSeries | Letter I ⓘ |
| historicalContext | prelude to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial public opinion
ⓘ
patriot leaders in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPublication | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British colonial policy
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Townshend Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ constitutional rights of American colonists ⓘ taxation without representation ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| notableFor | articulating legalistic arguments against British taxation policies ⓘ |
| partOf | Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | American colonial resistance literature ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | opposition to British taxation measures ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1767–1768 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Pennsylvania Chronicle
NERFINISHED
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various colonial newspapers ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Letter II
NERFINISHED
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Letter III NERFINISHED ⓘ Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania (collected edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | 1 ⓘ |
| workSeriesAuthor | John Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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