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This 4-page paper discusses whether the Declaration of Congress and Declaration of Independence grievances were addressed by the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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number of grievances against King George and his British government. Many of these grievances were outlined in the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress and the Declaration of
Independence. What well address in this paper is whether the two documents created to addresses these grievances -- the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights -- addresses the concerns
that the Colonists suffered at the hands of the British. We contend in this paper that the two latter documents do, indeed, address most, if not all, the grievances set
forth in the two Declarations sent to King George. The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress objected to concerns about "taxation without representation," as well as colonists being
extradited to England to be tried and imprisoned for crimes committed in the Colonies. The main point of the first part of the Declaration and Resolves points out, however, that
rules and laws are made by people far away, and should have no jurisdiction over the Colonists. Another point made in this particular Declaration is that Colonists be tried by
their "peers of the vicinage," according to English common law. Extradition to England didnt ensure that would happen. But perhaps the issues that raised the most ire among the Colonists
were three acts. The first (taxation without representation) extended the power of raising revenues in America without representation from America. The second deprived American subjects of a trial by jury,
and a lack of ability to defend his property and ships seized. The third dealt with establishment of the Roman Catholic religion in the province of Quebec, which led to
concerns that the same fate might befall the British Colonies of America. The Declaration of Independence was a little more esoteric and less specific, pointing out that men are created
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