Resolutions of the Continental Congress October 19, 1765 Text Analysis

The writers of the Resolutions of the Continental Congress October 19, 1765 are the Continental Congress of the colonies in America. The audience is the King of England and his government. The writers represent the colonies in America and all the people living there. The Continental Congress is saying what colonists' rights should be, what they deserve since they are still British citizens, and what acts that were previously enacted by Parliament should be taken away. The Continental Congress to the British government says it by listing what colonists should receive and what should be taken away or changed. Justification that is being used to legitimize the request is by saying that even though they live somewhere else, they are still British subjects and deserve the same rights as those that are born in England. They are also saying that they are still their own kind of government and should decide what happens to the colonists.