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The United States Scott © 2003 |
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| British North American colonists possessed all rights of Englishmen. |
English Bill of Rights granted colonists in British North America "the same rights as British citizens living in Britain." SE 276, col. 1, par. 3, lines 6-14
Virginia Company confirmed colonists' rights as Englishmen. SE 163, col. 2, par. 1, lines 3-7 |
Teacher's Edition states that colonists in British North America "felt that … they were entitled to the same privileges as people living in Britain." TE 272, bottom margin, "FYI" |
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| No taxation without representation | 1764 Sugar Act denied colonists' right as Englishmen not to be taxed without their consent. SE 280, par. 3 |
Only taxation without consent cited as a cause of the American Revolution; other violations omitted. SE 265, col. 1, par. 1 - par. 4, line 3 SE 268-269 SE 272, col. 1 SE 299, col. 2, par. 1 |
British legislation in the 1760s denied colonists' right as Englishmen not to be taxed without representation. SE 262 |
| Trial by jury of peers |
1765 Stamp Act denied colonists' right to trial by jury of peers. SE 283, col. 1, par. 3, lines 3-9 |
Teacher's Edition states that colonists' objections to Acts of Parliament after 1763 "included more than grievances about taxes," but nowhere identifies those additional grievances or relates them to rights of Englishmen violated. TE 298, bottom margin, "Grievances Against the King" |
1764 Sugar Act denied colonists' right to trial by jury of peers. SE 263, col. 1, par. 2, lines 1-6 SE 267, col. 1, par. 1 |
| Innocent until proven guilty |
1765 Stamp Act denied colonists' right to presumption of innocence. SE 283, col. 1, par. 3, lines 9-14 |
1764 Sugar Act denied colonists' right to presumption of innocence. SE 267, col. 1, par. 1 |
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| Due process before property seizure |
1765 Stamp Act denied colonists' immunity from unlawful seizures. SE 283, col. 1, par. 3, lines 9-14 |
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| Freedom of travel in peacetime |
Proclamation of 1763 denied colonists' right to travel freely in peacetime. SE 276, par. 3, lines 3-6 |
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| No quartering of troops in private homes in peacetime | No quartering of troops in private homes confused with freedom from general search warrants (writs of assistance). SE 290, box, "DEMOCRATIC VALUES," par. 1 |
Mentions quartering of troops among colonists; no mention of private homes, or that this violated a right of Englishmen. SE 280, col. 1, bullet 1, lines 3-4 |
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| No standing army in peacetime w/o consent |
1765 Quartering Act violated colonists' right to consent to a standing army in peacetime. SE 263, col. 1, par. 4 | ||