Final answer:
Samuel Seabury equated freedom with the right to property ownership, which includes the protection under laws such as the 1689 Bill of Rights and Act of Religious Toleration.
Step-by-step explanation:
In his document "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," minister Samuel Seabury equated freedom with property ownership. Seabury's perspective was that protection under the law, including the rights to "life, liberty and property," were fundamental and recognized by the 1689 Bill of Rights and Act of Religious Toleration. He believed that colonists had the right to these freedoms and that any form of government that becomes destructive of these ends is a betrayal of its purpose, a sentiment echoed in the Declaration of Independence and the vigilance required to maintain liberty as expressed by John Philpot Curran. Seabury's views on freedom and property ownership reflect the broader colonial concerns over British policies, including the notion that the land belonged to the Indians and the king had no right to grant it to others.