A docket is the official summary of proceedings in a court of law.
The docket is an official court record book which lists all the cases before the court and which may also note the status or action required for each case
Treason would imply what the colonists were doing to King George III, because they were being treacherous and trying to separate from his kingdom, but Britain could not have been doing anything treacherous to the colonists since it already held all of the power.
