Sources
Continental Congress Address to the Inhabitants of Canada (1775)
Source
June 1775
A formal address from the Continental Congress to the people of Canada, urging them to join the American colonies in resisting what they characterize as tyrannical British Parliamentary measures. The document articulates grievances about loss of liberty, arbitrary government, and religious persecution under the Quebec Act, and invites Canadian participation in the defense of 'common liberty.' While primarily an American Revolutionary document, it provides comparative context for understanding constitutional and liberty arguments of the period relevant to the Revestment era's debates about Parliamentary sovereignty and colonial governance.
Parliamentary Record
Language
- English