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