Reflections on Representation in Parliament—Being an Attempt to Shew the Equity and Practicability, Not Only of Establishing a More Equal Representation throughout Great Britain, but Also of Admitting the Americans to a Share in the Legislature
- Anonymous Pamphleteer 1766 (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This pamphlet, part of the broader 18th-century British debate over parliamentary reform and American colonial grievances, argues for two linked reforms: restructuring representation within Great Britain to make it more equitable, and extending a share of legislative representation to the American colonies. Such works formed part of the most intensive and sustained public examination of the foundations and distribution of constituted authority within the British Atlantic Empire. The author makes the case that both reforms are not only fair but practically achievable, presenting American parliamentary representation as a possible path to reconciliation rather than colonial independence.
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