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Rights of Englishmen

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Traditional legal and political rights claimed by English subjects, including representation and consent to taxation, which colonists argued they possessed as British subjects.

AP course connection

Topic 3.3: 3.3 Taxation without Representation

Unit 3

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