The Right to Rebel

Creating the United States

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Thomas Jefferson. A Summary View of the Rights of British America. Williamsburg: Clementina Rind, 1774. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (017.00.03)
[Digital ID # us0017_5]

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Thomas Jefferson’s Summary View of the Rights of British America declared America’s right to rebel against an oppressive and despotic government and heralded the arrival of an independent America. Jefferson’s pamphlet was originally drafted as instructions for Virginia’s delegates to the Continental Congress in 1774.