Most Notable Revolutionary War Documents
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Each of these documents was ratified during or just after the American Revolutionary War.
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1.
Declaration of Independence
The document that declared the freedom of the 13 colonies.
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The United States Constitution
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The U.S. Bill of Rights
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First Inaugural Address of President George Washington
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The Virginia Declaration of Rights
Claimed individuals have inherent natural rights
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Sugar and Stamp Acts
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Letter of Transmittal of the U.S. Constitution
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Mecklenburg Declaration
Precursor to the Declaration of Independence
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New York Petition to the House of Commons
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In Opposition to Writs of Assistance by James Otis
Otis representing Boston merchants opposed the rights of customs officers unwarranted search and seizures.
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Resolution Of Congress on Lord North's Conciliatory Proposal in Congress
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Locke's second Treatise
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The Declaratory Act
This act declared anything done by the colonies without Parliament's approval was null and void.
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The Navigation Act
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This act banned foreign ships from transporting to England goods that were not made in Europe.
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Proclamation of 1763
An attempt to soothe relations between the British and the Native Americans.
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Articles of Confederation
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Definitive work challenging the authority of the British Government
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Bill for Proportioning Crimes and Punishments
This bill tried to change Virginia's death penalty laws, it lost passage by one vote.
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Treaty of Paris
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John Jay's Treaty
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