The Justice and Necessity of Taxing the American Colonies, Demonstrated: Together with a Vindication of the Authority of Parliament
- Anonymous Pamphleteer 1766 (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This essay is a 41-page political pamphlet published in 1766, at the height of the colonial taxation controversy that would help ignite the American Revolution. Written from a pro-Parliament perspective, it argues for both the legal authority of the British Parliament to levy taxes on the American colonies and the practical justification for doing so.
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