Dissatisfaction
under British Rule (1750--1776)
The Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, October 19, 1765
The Declaration of Rights of the Stamp Act Congress (1765) Developed the concept that people could not legitimately be taxed except by their elected representatives.
William Pitt's Speech on the Stamp Act, January 14, 1766
The Rights of the Colonists, Samuel Adams (1772) John Adams indicated that all the concepts which Jefferson later set forth in the Declaration of Independence were first introduced here.
Declaration of Colonial Rights of the Continental Congress (1774) John Adams said that the Declaration of Independence was not much more than a recapitulation of this document.
Journals of the Continental Congress, 34 Volumes. This invaluable collection of documents tells what took place in Philadelphia as the United States was being birthed.
George Washington
The complete George Washington Papers collection from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 65,000 documents
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Selected Works of George Washington
Journal (1754)
Letter to John Hancock, September 24, 1776
The Battle of Trenton (1776)
Thomas Jefferson
The complete Thomas Jefferson Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 27,000 documents.
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Selected Works of Thomas Jefferson:
Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Jefferson's Manual For Parliamentary Procedure
(1750-76) PLACES & REGIONS