英帝国体制出现危机期间,约翰·迪金森阐释了他对帝国体制的构想,主张英国议会和英王共同行使帝国权力,殖民地在帝国中具有自己的管辖权限,其议会与英国议会分享主权权力。迪金森的这一构想是当时殖民地流行的一种主要观点,成为殖民地反对英国议会的重要思想武器,也对日后美国早期国家构建具有深远影响。 During the crisis in the British Empire, John Dickinson illustrated his conception of the imperial system, advocated that the British Parliament and the King should exercise their power together, that the colonies have their own jurisdiction in the Empire, and that their parliaments share sovereign power with the British Parliament. This idea of ​​Dickinson was a major view prevailing in the colonies at that time and became an important ideological weapon for the colonies to oppose the British Parliament and also had far-reaching effects on the future construction of the United States in the early days.