5. “… we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”
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7. “ The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.”
8. Complaints of the colonists against King George III He has dealt unfairly with legislatures He has prevented elections He has stopped people from coming to America He has not obeyed the laws He has tried to influence judges He has harassed American citizens He has refused to approve laws He has not allowed governors to approve laws He has taken away the right of representation He has kept soldiers in colonist homes He has allowed soldiers to disobey the laws The Declaration of Independence He made colonists live by unjust laws and rules Stationed troops in the colonies Stopped trade with the world Taxed without consent Did not allow trials by jury Put British soldiers in fake trials Accused colonists of crimes they didn’t commit Eliminated governments in the colonies Eliminated laws in certain places Eliminated legislatures in some colonies He has declared War on the colonies He has attacked ships at sea, and burnt towns He has transported troops to America to kill citizens He has captured sailors and citizens at sea He has tried to create arguments between the colonies
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