Declaration of Independence (Grievance 16): The King Cuts Off Colonial Trade
This is the thirteenth episode in a podcast series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by exploring the colonies’ grievances against King George III. In late December 1775, Parliament passed the Prohibitory Act, which barred “all manner of trade and commerce” with the colonies during the “continuance of the present Rebellion.” The act provided that all ships of the colonies or ships of other countries attempting to trade with the colonies along with their cargoes would be subject to forfeiture to the King “as if the same were the ships and effects of open…
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