For suspending ourown Legislatures,and declaringthemselves investedwith power tolegislate for us in allcases whatsoever For deprivingus in manycases, of thebenefit ofJury trial For transportingus beyondSeas to be triedfor pretendedoffenses For protecting them,by a mock Trialfrom punishment forany Murders whichthey should commiton the Inhabitantsof these States He hasexciteddomesticinsurrectionsamongst us He has made Judgesdependent on his Willalone for the tenureof their offices, andthe amount andpayment of theirsalaries. He has affectedto render theMilitaryindependent ofand superior tothe Civil Power. For imposingtaxes on uswithout ourconsent He has abdicatedGovernment here,by declaring us outof his Protectionand waging Waragainst us He has dissolvedRepresentativeHouses repeatedly,for opposing withmanly firmness hisinvasions on therights of the people. He has refused to passother Laws for theaccommodation of largedistricts of people unlessthose people wouldrelinquish the right ofRepresentation in theLegislature, a rightinestimable to them andformidable to tyrants only.He has erected amultitude of NewOffices, and senthither swarms ofOfficers to harassour people and eatout their substance. He has refusedhis Assent toLaws, the mostwholesome andnecessary forthe public good. For quarteringlarge bodiesof armedtroops amongus He has refusedfor a long time,after suchDissolutions, tocause others tobe elected He has obstructedthe Administrationof Justice byrefusing his Assentto Laws forestablishingJudiciary Powers. He has keptamong us, in timesof peace, StandingArmies without theConsent of ourlegislatures. He has combinedwith others to subjectus to a jurisdictionforeign to ourconstitution, andunacknowledged byour laws He has plunderedour seas, ravagedour coasts, burntour towns, anddestroyed the livesof our people For taking away ourCharters, abolishingour most valuableLaws and alteringfundamentally theForms of ourGovernments He has constrained ourfellow Citizens takenCaptive on the high Seasto bear Arms againsttheir Country, to becomethe executioners of theirfriends and Brethren, orto fall themselves bytheir Hands He has endeavoredto prevent thepopulation of theseStates; for thatpurpose obstructingthe Laws forNaturalization ofForeigners He is at this timetransporting largeArmies of foreignMercenaries tocomplete the works ofdeath, desolation, andtyranny, already begunwith circumstances ofCruelty & Perfidy For cuttingoff our Tradewith all partsof the world For suspending ourown Legislatures,and declaringthemselves investedwith power tolegislate for us in allcases whatsoever For deprivingus in manycases, of thebenefit ofJury trial For transportingus beyondSeas to be triedfor pretendedoffenses For protecting them,by a mock Trialfrom punishment forany Murders whichthey should commiton the Inhabitantsof these States He hasexciteddomesticinsurrectionsamongst us He has made Judgesdependent on his Willalone for the tenureof their offices, andthe amount andpayment of theirsalaries. He has affectedto render theMilitaryindependent ofand superior tothe Civil Power. For imposingtaxes on uswithout ourconsent He has abdicatedGovernment here,by declaring us outof his Protectionand waging Waragainst us He has dissolvedRepresentativeHouses repeatedly,for opposing withmanly firmness hisinvasions on therights of the people. He has refused to passother Laws for theaccommodation of largedistricts of people unlessthose people wouldrelinquish the right ofRepresentation in theLegislature, a rightinestimable to them andformidable to tyrants only.He has erected amultitude of NewOffices, and senthither swarms ofOfficers to harassour people and eatout their substance. He has refusedhis Assent toLaws, the mostwholesome andnecessary forthe public good. For quarteringlarge bodiesof armedtroops amongus He has refusedfor a long time,after suchDissolutions, tocause others tobe elected He has obstructedthe Administrationof Justice byrefusing his Assentto Laws forestablishingJudiciary Powers. He has keptamong us, in timesof peace, StandingArmies without theConsent of ourlegislatures. He has combinedwith others to subjectus to a jurisdictionforeign to ourconstitution, andunacknowledged byour laws He has plunderedour seas, ravagedour coasts, burntour towns, anddestroyed the livesof our people For taking away ourCharters, abolishingour most valuableLaws and alteringfundamentally theForms of ourGovernments He has constrained ourfellow Citizens takenCaptive on the high Seasto bear Arms againsttheir Country, to becomethe executioners of theirfriends and Brethren, orto fall themselves bytheir Hands He has endeavoredto prevent thepopulation of theseStates; for thatpurpose obstructingthe Laws forNaturalization ofForeigners He is at this timetransporting largeArmies of foreignMercenaries tocomplete the works ofdeath, desolation, andtyranny, already begunwith circumstances ofCruelty & Perfidy For cuttingoff our Tradewith all partsof the world 

(Almost) 27 Grievances - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever
  2. For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial
  3. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses
  4. For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
  5. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us
  6. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
  7. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
  8. For imposing taxes on us without our consent
  9. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us
  10. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
  11. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
  12. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
  13. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
  14. For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
  15. He has refused for a long time, after such Dissolutions, to cause others to be elected
  16. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
  17. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
  18. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws
  19. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people
  20. For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments
  21. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands
  22. He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners
  23. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy
  24. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world