The Legislative Authority of the British Parliament, with respect to North America, and the Privileges of the Assemblies there briefly considered
- J. M. of the Inner Temple (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This essay defends Parliament’s authority over America “when considered as a collective Body of Colonies,” because only it could consider “the general good of the whole.” While certainly consistent with an idea of virtual representation, the essay’s focus on an intercolonial perspective and the general interests of the empire, marks a distinctive alternative case for the supremacy of Parliament.
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