8. Grievances (Complaints)
Below are the enumerated complaints about King George III and his abuse of power. Remember HE is the King and
FOR is Parliament
Directions: Read each complaint and summarize its meaning
Then decide which Natural Rights violation occurred (life, liberty, or the pursuit of Happiness - or ALL)
Com plaint
Meaning
Natural Rights Violation
He has refused to Assent to Laws, the He has refused to enforce laws
most wholesome and necessary
for the
public good
He Has forbidden his Governors to pass He has not allowed our legislatures to
laws of immediate and pressing
importance
He has dissolved Representative Houses He "fired" legislatures if they did not
repeatedly, for opposing with many do what he wanted them to
firmness his invasions on the rights of the
| people
He has kept among us, in times of peace, He sent the military to spy on us
Standing
Armies without the Consent of
our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed He forced us to house and feed
troops among us
military persons
9.
pass laws
10.
11.
12.
No