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Did the rights described in the Declaration of Independence apply to all citizens of the colonies? Why or why not?

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In 1772, Samuel Adams of Massachusetts drafted a declaration of the rights of the colonists as men, as Christians, and as subjects of the British Crown. This statement of the rights to which the colonists believed they were entitled was written 4 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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yes

Step-by-step explanation:

it was put out to address everyone that they have independence

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