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