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Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by Parliament after The Boston Tea Party, they referred to as the coercive acts in Britain. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine giving a argument in favor of Independence -
Declaration of Independence
American document demanding and explaining independence -
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Documented made to proclaim the inherent rights of men -
Weakness of the Articles
The government under the laws were to weak to enforce the laws -
Shays Rebellion
Armed uprising in Massachusetts