Ap Us History Dbq Essay

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A. Point:
1. The colonists did not have the right to rebel on an account of all of the laws being made were approved by Parliament so they were not doing anything wrong and they never broke a law.
B. Explain(s):
1. When the king decided to send troops to America to help aid the colonists in 1765, they asked parliament and they gave permission. As stated in the English Bill of Rights if parliament gives authorization, troops can be sent to a peaceful place, and this is not treason as thought by the colonists.

C. Historical Example(s):
1. “That the raising or keeping a standing army within a kingdom in time of peace, unless it is with the consent of Parliament, is against law;” (English Bill of Rights, 1689).
2. “Parliament can tax the colonists