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Tory Act of 1776
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleThe Tory Act : published by order of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, Jan. 2, 1776.
EffectiveJanuary 2, 1776
Legislative history
  • Signed into law by President Peyton Randolph on January 2, 1776

Tory Act of 1776 was penned as seven resolutions passed by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 2, 1776.[1] The legislative resolutions emphasized the American Patriots opposing sentiments towards the colonial political factions, better known as British America's Tories or Royalists.

  1. ^ "The Tory Act : published by order of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, Jan. 2, 1776". Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774 to 1789. U.S. Library of Congress. LCCN 90898112. OCLC 977360698.

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