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This law was passed by the British Parliament raising duties on foreign refined sugar.
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Act of British parliament in 1756 that exocted revenue from the American colonies lay imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
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Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the 13 American colonies.
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These articles were the original constitution of the US, it was ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1781.
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Armed uprising that took place in centra and western Massachutes in 1786 and 1787. Named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
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The signers of the Constitution included 39 of the 55 that attended the Constitutional Convention sessions. The delegates ranged from Jonathan Dayton, aged 26, to Ben Franklin, aged 81.
