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African Americans Resist the Racial Violence of 1919: An Interview with David Krugler
A century ago, in the wake of a rapid demobilization of soldiers returning from World War I, ten major race riots occurred in American cities, along with other acts of…
Virginia Resolves of 1773
Whereas, the minds of his Majesty…s faithful Subjects in this Colony have been much disturbed,…
Virginia Constitution
We… the delegates and representatives of the good people of Virginia, having maturely considered the…
The Virginia Resolves of 1769
Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that the sole Right of imposing…
The Virginia Resolves of 1765
Resolved, That the first Adventures and Settlers of this his Majesty’s Colony and Dominion of…
The Treaty of Paris
In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.…
The Townshend Revenue Act
WHEREAS it is expedient that a revenue should be raised, in your Majesty’s dominions in…
The Sugar Act
WHEREAS it is expedient that new provisions and regulations should be established for improving the…
The Stamp Act
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British…
The Resolves of Parliament
Resolved…That the Votes, Resolutions, and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Massachuset’s Bay, in…
The Quartering Act
WHEREAS in and by and act made in the present session of parliament, intituled, An…
The New York Suspending Act
WHEREAS an act of parliament was made in the fifth year of his present Majesty’s…
The French Alliance
The Most Christian King and the United States of North America, to wit: New Hampshire,…
The Declaratory Act
An act for the better securing the dependency of his Majesty’s dominions in America upon…
The Currency Act
WHEREAS great quantities of paper bills of credit have been created and issued in his…
The Annual Register
Such was the unfortunate issue of the northern campaign: The event of an expedition which…
Strictures Upon the Declaration
My Lord, The last time I had the honor of being in your Lordship’s company,…
The Rights of the Colonies Examined
Liberty is the greatest blessing that men enjoy, and slavery the heaviest curse that human…
The Rights of Colonists
I. Natural Rights of the Colonists as Men. Among the natural rights of the Colonists…
An Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies
SIR, I take the Liberty to address you, as the Author of “The Regulations lately…
Resolves of the Virginia Convention
Forasmuch as all the endeavors of the United Colonies, by the most decent representations and…
Resolves of the New York Sons of Liberty
TO THE PUBLIC New York, December 15, 1773 The following association is signed by a…
Resolves and Recommendations of Congress
Whereas his Britannic Majesty, in conjunction with the lords and commons of Great Britain, has,…
Report of a Committee of the Town of Boston
IT may be a proper introduction to this narrative, briefly to represent the state of…
Quebec Act
…Be it enacted… That all the territories, islands, and countries in North America, belonging to…
Quartering Act
WHEREAS doubts have been entertained, whether troops can be quartered otherwise than in barracks, in…
Pennsylvania Constitution
SECTION 1. The commonwealth or state of Pennsylvania shall be governedhereafter by an assembly of…
Olive Branch Petition
Most Gracious Sovereign: We, your Majesty’s faithful subjects in the Colonies of…. Attached to your…
New York Petition to the House of Commons
THAT from the year 1683, to this Day, there have been three Legislative Branches in…
Message of the Pennsylvania Assembly
… we cannot admit of Amendments to a Money Bill like this; Amendments not founded…
Memoirs of Sir Nathaniel Wraxall
During the whole month of November, the concurring accounts which were transmitted to Government, enumerating…
Massachusetts Government Act
WHEREAS by letters patent under the great seal of England, made in the third year…
Joseph Hawley to Elbridge Gerry
My Dear Sir, The tories dread a declaration of independency and a course of conduct…