Letter VI
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Letter VI is one of the influential essays within John Dickinson’s "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania," contributing to the colonial American argument against British taxation and policies before the Revolutionary War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet letter
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political essay ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American patriot movement
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Pennsylvania Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationArea | British North American colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Pennsylvania Chronicle
NERFINISHED
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other colonial American newspapers ⓘ |
| genre |
legal‑constitutional argument
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political writing ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
colonial legislator
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lawyer ⓘ |
| hasCentralArgument |
Parliament’s right to regulate trade does not include a right to raise revenue from the colonies without consent
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colonists must resist even seemingly small unconstitutional taxes because they establish dangerous precedents ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Letter VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre‑Revolutionary America ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the ideological groundwork of the American Revolution
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helped articulate the colonial constitutional case against the Townshend duties ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial public opinion
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constitutional arguments used in the American Revolution ⓘ patriot leaders in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | inhabitants of the British American colonies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
constitutional limits on Parliamentary power
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rights of English subjects ⓘ taxation without representation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British taxation of the American colonies
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Townshend Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ authority of Parliament over the colonies ⓘ colonial rights as Englishmen ⓘ danger of precedent in accepting unconstitutional taxes ⓘ distinction between internal and external taxes ⓘ non‑importation and economic resistance ⓘ |
| partOf | Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Farmer’s letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
defense of colonial liberties within the British Empire
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opposition to Parliamentary taxation without representation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1767 ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
American colonial resistance to British taxation
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Townshend Acts crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhetoricalMode |
didactic political tract
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persuasive essay ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | 6 ⓘ |
| workLocation | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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