The Declaration’s grievance regarding 'transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences' was a reaction to which British policy?
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Correct answer: The Administration of Justice Act
This act, one of the Intolerable Acts, allowed British officials charged with crimes in the colonies to be tried in England. Colonists viewed this as a way for the British to escape justice and bypass local colonial courts.
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