American Colonies Index

Primary Source Documents - The text of the Declaration of the People
The Declaration of the People of Virginia was the result of the uprising in 1676 - 1677 known as Bacon's Rebellion and the grievances against the Colonial government by the colonists in the colony of Virginia. The Declaration of the People was written "in the name of the people" and was signed by "Nathaniel Bacon, General by Consent of the people. The document set a precedent for colonists to obtain equality and viewed as a forerunner to the Declaration of Independence.

Primary Source Documents - The text of the Declaration of Independence
Read the original words and text of the Declaration of Independence that was issued on July 6 1775 by the members of the Second Continental Congress. An important example of the historical primary source documents in Colonial American History

Primary Source Documents - The text of the English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is referred to when studying Colonial American history. It was Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown. The early American colonists referred to this document when asserting their Rights and Liberties.

Primary Source Documents - The Text of the Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 was extremely important in the history of Colonial America. The British Act was the first direct tax on the American colonies and was issued in order to raise revenue by a tax, in the form of a stamp that was required on all newspapers and legal documents. An important example of the historical primary source documents in Colonial American History

Primary Source Documents - The Text of the Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document that was issued by the First Congress of the American Colonies. It also known as the Stamp Act Congress and dated October 19, 1765. The delegates of the Stamp Act Congress drew up the words and text in which they stated that they had the same rights as British subjects living in Britain and that only the colonial assemblies had a right to tax the colonies.

Primary Source Documents - The text of the 1783 Treaty of Paris
The Peace Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the French Indian War (aka the Seven Years War) and formally ended the American Revolutionary War for Independence. The 1783 Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris was signed on 3 September 1783 by representatives of Great Britain and the United States, France and Spain. An important example of the historical primary source documents in Colonial American History.