Letter XI
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Letter XI is one of the essays in John Dickinson’s influential 1767–1768 series "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania," which argued against British taxation policies in the American colonies.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet letter
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political essay ⓘ |
| aimedAt | American colonial readers ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American resistance to the Townshend Acts ⓘ |
| author | John Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationForm | reprinted in multiple colonial newspapers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentType | primary source of American Revolutionary era political thought ⓘ |
| genre |
political writing
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revolutionary-era pamphlet ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
pre-Revolutionary period in British North America
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tensions between Great Britain and American colonies ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial public opinion
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American revolutionary thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional tradition
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Enlightenment political ideas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArgumentType | appeal to rights under the British constitution ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
British taxation in the American colonies
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Parliamentary authority over the colonies ⓘ constitutional rights of American colonists ⓘ resistance to unconstitutional taxation ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| notableFor | clarity of constitutional argument against Parliamentary taxation ⓘ |
| partOf | Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | American colonial patriot perspective ⓘ |
| positionOnIssue |
argues that taxation without consent is unconstitutional
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defends rights of Englishmen for American colonists ⓘ opposes British taxation policies in the American colonies ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1767–1768 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1768 ⓘ |
| purpose | to persuade colonists to resist unconstitutional British taxation ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| workSeriesAuthor | Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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