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A map showing British colonies in North America in 1755

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Declaratory Act

This act was passed to assert the authority of the British government to tax its subjects in North Americ after it repealed the much-hated Stamp Act...

This is a text excerpt describing Cornwallis' surrender.

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A Fair Account of the Late Unhappy Disturbance in Boston in New England

This pamphlet tells the story of the Boston Massacre from a Loyalist perspective, including both a narrative of the events of March 5, 1770, and 31...

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Diary of David Hall, March 11-25, 1770

These are entries in the diary of David Hall, a resident of Boston, dated March 11, March 18, and March 25, 1770. He writes about the "Dark day" of...

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

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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...

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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Massachusetts Circular Letter to the Colonial Legislatures; February 11, 1768

In response to the Townshend Acts passed by Parliament in 1767, Samuel Adams, on behalf of the Massachusetts legislature, wrote the Massachusetts...

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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...

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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...

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Quartering Act of 1765

Parliament passed this act as an amendment to the Mutiny Act of 1765; unlike the Quartering Act of 1774, this act forbids soldiers to be billeted in...