Question

1. review the declaration of independence (use your pocket constitution) - list some grievances.

Explanation:

The Declaration of Independence lists grievances against the British Crown. Some key grievances include: 1. "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." (Denial of law - making assent). 2. "He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them." (Interfering with colonial law - making). 3. "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people." (Dissolving colonial legislatures). 4. "He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures." (Maintaining standing armies in peacetime without colonial consent). 5. "He has imposed Taxes on us without our Consent." (Taxation without representation, e.g., the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts - related grievances are encapsulated here). These grievances were part of the colonists' case for independence, highlighting violations of their rights as British subjects and justifying their separation.

Answer:

1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
3. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
4. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
5. He has imposed Taxes on us without our Consent.