British Loyalty Quotes
This was America’s first emancipation of slaves. It was not done so much for the principle of equality or rights of slaves, but as an intimidation technique applied to the rebellious Americans.
The revolutionary acts from some of the more radical colonists but the colonial power structure was trying to negotiate for changes from the taxation and rights-impinging laws that Parliament had passed. Within a year the Continental Congress would take a more revolutionary position when this petition yielded no betterment-- {636864} and {636958}.
