We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America
Starting to think of themselves at Americans
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- Oct 2016
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plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people
This reminds me of something pirates would do, not a king.
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quartering large bodies of armed troops
The colonists knew the real reason why the monarch sent troops to the colonies. They knew that the troops weren't sent to protect them from the natives, but rather to keep the colonists in check.
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corrupted
This goes along with the Whig Tradition mindset of tyranny winning by corruption.
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- Sep 2016
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birds never go farther than twenty-five leagues from the land
It is interesting that he was able to use knowledge of birds' flying patterns to know that they were kind of close to land.
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