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| He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. | |
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| He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners. | |
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| He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. | |
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| He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation. | |
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| For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury; For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences. | |
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| He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. | |
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