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A Source Book in American History to 1787

Note 97 — C. COLONIAL AMERICA, 1660-1760

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All italics are by the editor. The Pennsylvania charter distinctly recognized the right of Parliament to tax the colonists. These clauses, with those regarding appeals and the royal veto, were added to Penn's draft by the King's Attorney-General.

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