The American Revolution
The Stamp Act of Congress had 13 resolutions. The first resolution was the colonialist were subjects of the king and parliament just like British subjects. The remaining resolution detailed that taxes could not be imposed with out colonial representation in parliament, and that colonists had the same rights and freedoms as British subjects.
Larger wars were echoed by four small wars between French and British subjects in North America. They are the four "world wars" which occurred between 1688 and 1763.
who wrote a summary view of the rights of British America
In the 1760s, Great Britain fought a long and expensive war with France to guarantee, among other things, the safety of its "subjects" in North America. The British Parliament felt that the colonists should help pay for that war. BTW, the arrogance and hubris shown in the debates in Parliament about the rebellion in America are eerily reminiscent of the debates in Congress about Vietnam and Iraq.
In almost all of France's land in north America got their information there.
Were echoed by four small wars between French and British subjects in North America.
A Decleration of Grievances to George III, and, more importantly, defined their political rights as Americans, not simply as British subjects.
Thomas Jefferson wrote this for the First Continental Congress in 1774
John Hancock was the President of The Continental Congress. As such, the British considered him the most important man in America.
There were no Canadian citizens when England won control of North America. Citizenship didn't come for centuries. The colonists were British subjects.
The 13 colonies are often considered "reborn" on July 4, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, formally declaring their separation from British rule. This pivotal moment marked the beginning of a new nation, the United States of America, and symbolized the colonies' transformation from British subjects to independent states. The date is now celebrated annually as Independence Day.
Towards the end of chapter one, dickens says the following concerning the American Revolution: "Mere messages in the earthly order of events had lately come to the English Crown and People, from a congress of British subjects in America: which, strange to relate, have proved more important to the human race than any communications yet received..." In my book, this is on page 2, however, it may be different depending on your copy of the book.