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It argued that for ten years the colonies had petitioned peacefully, but British policy had become coercive and unconstitutional. Parliament was accused of attempting to “enslave” the colonies by violence. The colonies claimed they were defending long-held freedoms and would lay down arms if British aggression ceased. 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