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“ For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages,
and totally unworthy the Head of a .
He has constrained our fellow taken Captive on the high to bear Arms against their ,
to become the executioners of their and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited insurrections ,
In every stage of these Oppressions We have for Redress in the most terms:
Our repeated have been answered only by repeated injury….”

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“ For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages,
and totally unworthy the Head of a .
He has constrained our fellow taken Captive on the high to bear Arms against their ,
to become the executioners of their and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited insurrections ,
In every stage of these Oppressions We have for Redress in the most terms:
Our repeated have been answered only by repeated injury….”

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“ He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these ; for that purpose obstructing the for of Foreigners;
refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new of Lands.
He has the of by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing .
He has made on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws;
giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
For cutting off our with all parts of : For imposing Taxes on us without our :
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the of ”… …“ in a neighbouring , establishing therein an Arbitrary ,
+ enlarging its so as 2 render it at once an example + fit for introducing the same absolute into these …”

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“ For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages,
and totally unworthy the Head of a .
He has constrained our fellow taken Captive on the high to bear Arms against their ,
to become the executioners of their and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited insurrections ,
In every stage of these Oppressions We have for Redress in the most terms:
Our repeated have been answered only by repeated injury….”

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“ He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these ; for that purpose obstructing the for of Foreigners;
refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new of Lands.
He has the of by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing .
He has made on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws;
giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
For cutting off our with all parts of : For imposing Taxes on us without our :
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the of ”… …“ in a neighbouring , establishing therein an Arbitrary ,
+ enlarging its so as 2 render it at once an example + fit for introducing the same absolute into these …”

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… Ctd… “ For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages,
and totally unworthy the Head of a .
He has constrained our fellow taken Captive on the high to bear Arms against their ,
to become the executioners of their and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited insurrections ,
In every stage of these Oppressions We have for Redress in the most terms:
Our repeated have been answered only by repeated injury….”

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… Ctd…
“ He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these ; for that purpose obstructing the for of Foreigners;
refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new of Lands.
He has the of by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing .
He has made on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws;
giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
For cutting off our with all parts of : For imposing Taxes on us without our :
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the of ”… …“ in a neighbouring , establishing therein an Arbitrary ,
+ enlarging its so as 2 render it at once an example + fit for introducing the same absolute into these …”

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… Ctd… “ For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages,
and totally unworthy the Head of a .
He has constrained our fellow taken Captive on the high to bear Arms against their ,
to become the executioners of their and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited insurrections ,
In every stage of these Oppressions We have for Redress in the most terms:
Our repeated have been answered only by repeated injury….”

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… Ctd…
“ He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these ; for that purpose obstructing the for of Foreigners;
refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new of Lands.
He has the of by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing .
He has made on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws;
giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
For cutting off our with all parts of : For imposing Taxes on us without our :
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the of ”… …“ in a neighbouring , establishing therein an Arbitrary ,
+ enlarging its so as 2 render it at once an example + fit for introducing the same absolute into these …”

Uncategorized

… Ctd… “ For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages,
and totally unworthy the Head of a .
He has constrained our fellow taken Captive on the high to bear Arms against their ,
to become the executioners of their and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited insurrections ,
In every stage of these Oppressions We have for Redress in the most terms:
Our repeated have been answered only by repeated injury….”