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Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. -
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The rights of men including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine's pamphlet setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence -
Declaration of Independence
A document stating why it has severed its connection to Great Britain and is now free -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the 13 original states -
Shay's Rebellion
A series of violent attacks in Massachusetts
