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This is a drawing of a blank, open journal and a quill.

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Charleston Non-Importation Agreement

In protest of the Townshend Act, citizens of Charleston agreed to boycott any British goods. July 22, 1769 We, his Majesty's dutiful and loving...

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Boston Non-Importation Agreement

To protest the British crown's Townshend Act, which placed taxes on a variety of goods, Boston merchants and traders made an agreement not to import...

This is a text excerpt describing Cornwallis' surrender.

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The Association of the Virginia Convention

In defiance of Lord Dunmore, royal governor of Virginia, dissolving the House of Burgesses for showing sympathy to Boston after its port was blockaded...

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Association of the Sons of Liberty in New York

The New York City branch of the Sons of Liberty, a secret society dedicated to resisting oppressive British measures in the colonies, published this...

Print of the Royal Governor's Palace and Colonial Coach, Williamsburg, Va.

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Administration of Justice Act

As part of the so-called Intolerable Acts punishing Boston for its infamous Tea Party, Parliament passed this act to assert its authority over its...

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Resolutions of the Provincial Congress of Virginia

In March 1775, the Patriot legislature of Virginia met for the second time in St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond. Patrick Henry is said to have...

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Letter from Thomas Gage to Thomas Hutchinson

General Thomas Gage, Commander-in-Chief of all British forces in North America, writes to acting Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson concerning...