The Rights of the Colonies, and the Extent of the Legislative Authority of Great-Britain, Briefly Stated and Considered
- Richard Phelps (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This essay is a political pamphlet from the eve of the American Revolution that examines the constitutional tension between the rights claimed by the British colonies and the legislative power asserted by the British Parliament. Published at a moment of intense imperial friction — just two years after the Townshend Acts — the work engages questions of law, political philosophy, and colonial autonomy that were at the center of pre-Revolutionary debate.
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