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The 1765 [[Stamp Act]] extended the [[stamp duty]], which had been in force on home territory since 1694 to cover the [[Colonial America|American colonies]] as well. However, colonists of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] despised this since they were not represented in Parliament and refused to accept that an external body, which did not represent them, could tax them in what they saw was a denial of their [[Rights of Englishmen|rights as Englishmen]]. The cry "[[no taxation without representation]]" rang throughout the colonies.
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<blockquote>''No person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty, or property, without [[due process]] of law.''</blockquote>
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