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Did colonists expect more rights than English commoners?
The English colonists had the right to life, a right to liberty and a right to property. The colonists had all rights to live as men of the society. They had the right to live as Christians. They had the right to live as subjects of that place.
The major objection that British colonists in North America had to English rule was that they were?
denied the rights of citizens who lived in England
What did the preamble to the Declaration of Independence say?
it listed the rights the colonist believed they had Its aim was to inform the King of the rights the colonists had as human beings, how Great Britain had violated these rights, and what they had to do in order to remedy this. The preamble was followed by a list of specific grievances of the colonists.
Did the declaration of independence address the rights of all colonists?
The Declaration of Independence actually declared the rights of only men, not women or slaves. The Constitution addressed all colonists rights including women
What beliefs about rights were important to American colonists?
When the American colonists arrived here from Britain, two major rights were important to them. The first right was freedom of speech, and the second was freedom of religion.
