The Right of the British Legislature to Tax the American Colonies Vindicated; and the Means of Asserting that Right Proposed ...
This pamphlet argues for Parliament's authority to tax the British colonies, viewing them as integral parts of the empire with duties, not just rights, and dismissing their claims of no representation as a challenge to sovereign power. This perspective has been tied to Johnson's broader anti-colonial stance. It is a key writing in the debate over American independence and supports the British government’s view that it had absolute authority over the colonies.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784).
The Right of the British Legislature to Tax the American Colonies Vindicated; and the Means of Asserting that Right Proposed …London: Printed for T. Becket, 1774.
Lehigh University Catalog Record:https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/asa/Record/259495
A version of this text has been digitized and is available through the Internet Archive.