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Declaration on the Causes and Necessities of Taking up Arms

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The Congress drew up a declaration of the causes that prompted them to take up arms against Great Britain, and the necessity for doing so. It began by saying it was impossible for “…the Divine author of our existence intended a part of the human race to hold an absolute property in and an unbounded power over others…” The British Parliament had “an inordinate passion” for power that was not justified in the constitution.

The Declaration claimed that Great Britain had already gained great wealth and prestige from the colonies, and that American involvement in the recent Seven Years’ War was being ignored by the Crown. Britain had become power hungry. The new king , with new ministers, and a changing Parliament had “in the course of eleven years, given such decisive specimens of the spirit and consequences attending the power as to leave no doubt concerning the effects of acquiescence under it.”

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Declaration on the Causes and Necessities of Taking up Arms

4/5 ( ratings)

The Congress drew up a declaration of the causes that prompted them to take up arms against Great Britain, and the necessity for doing so. It began by saying it was impossible for “…the Divine author of our existence intended a part of the human race to hold an absolute property in and an unbounded power over others…” The British Parliament had “an inordinate passion” for power that was not justified in the constitution.

The Declaration claimed that Great Britain had already gained great wealth and prestige from the colonies, and that American involvement in the recent Seven Years’ War was being ignored by the Crown. Britain had become power hungry. The new king , with new ministers, and a changing Parliament had “in the course of eleven years, given such decisive specimens of the spirit and consequences attending the power as to leave no doubt concerning the effects of acquiescence under it.”

Read more at Suite101: Declaration of the Continental Congress: On the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms http://colonial-america.suite101.com/...

Format: manuscript

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