Document:"Declaration of Rights and Grievances of the Colonies" Question: The "Declaration of Rights" (1765) was written by a special congress, made up of representatives from nine
colonies, to protest the Stamp Act. What claims did the colonists make/what grievances did they have, and what
were they hoping to achieve with this declaration? Did this congress's declaration indicate a desire for
independence?
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"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?