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and to some people back in England looking on,
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this Continental Congress looks treasonable.
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So you can see how things are evolving here.
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You can see how mutual misunderstandings are growing.
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Colonists and the British administration are grappling
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with the real meaning of British sovereignty in the colonies.
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The British government isn't really clear on
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some of the logic of colonial thinking on such matters.
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Colonists see an ongoing
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attempt to violate their fundamental rights
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as British subjects as they have come to understand them,
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which brings us to the perfect segue into