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Date:1787 Annotation: Toward the end of the Constitutional Convention, the delegates appointed a committee to revise and arrange…
Annotation: The U.S.Constitution was ratified on September 17, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philedelphia. Document: We the People…
Date:1787 Annotation: Some of the bitterest controversies in post-Revolutionary American involved western land. Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, New…
Date:1786 Annotation: The proceedings of a convention to consider revising the Articles of Confederation. Document: PROCEEDINGS OF COMMISSIONERS TO…
Author: George Washington Date:1784 Annotation: Washington’s proclamation on the Whiskey Rebellion. Document: BY AUTHORITY By the president of…
Date:1781 Annotation: After considerable debate and alteration, the Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on…
Author: Thomas Jefferson Date:1779 Annotation: A bill concerning slaves in Virginia. Document: Be it enacted by the General…
Author: John Adams Date:1776 Annotation: Thoughts on Government was written by John Adams during the spring of…
Annotation: The Declaratory Act of 1766stated that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as…
Date:1765 Annotation: Resolutions on the Stamp Act, Massachusetts Assembly Document: WHEREAS the just rights of his majesty’s subjects of…
Date:1765 Annotation: The Continental Congress’ Declaration of Rights and Grievances. Document: We have several times promised to treat our…
Date:1765 Annotation: To increase revenues to pay the cost of militarily defending the colonies, Parliament passed the Stamp…
Author: John Adams Date:1765 Annotation: This dissertation, written by John Adams, included one of the first arguments to…
British Parliament – 1765 An act to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty’s dominions in…
Date:1764 Annotation: The Currency Act prohibited colonial governments from issuing paper money and required all taxes and debts…
Date:1687 Annotation: French fears of English threats to Canada. Document: Canada is encompassed by many powerful Colonies of English…