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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. 1 1 Browse Search
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, claimed by their charter, under a royal promise, equal rights with their fellow-subjects in Great Britain; and insisted that the colony had faithfully kept their part of the compact; but it was as little heeded as the rest. The House of Commons would neither receive petitions nor hear chap. XI.} 1765. Feb. counsel. . All the efforts of the agents of the colonies were fruitless. Within doors less resistance was made to the act than to a common turnpike bill. Letter to New-York, 16 Feb. 765, in Boston Gazette of 3 June. We might, said Franklin, as well have hindered the sun's setting. The tide against the Americans was irresistible. We have power to tax them, said one of the ministry, and we will tax them. Letter from London, of Oct. 1765, quoted in R. H. Lee's of 2 Feb. 1766. The nation was provoked by American claims of independence (of parliament), and all parties joined in resolving by this act to settle the point. Franklin to Charles Thompson, Ms. On the twe