- Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress (1765)
The first major expression of colonial resistance.
- Boston History - The Freedom Trail
On-line version of the famous tourist attraction. Note especially the Boston Massacre site, the Old South Meeting Hall, from which Sam Adams launched the Tea Party, and Paul Revere's house.
- Map of Boston, 1770
What the town looked like in the Revolutionary War era.
- Patriots agitate: the Boston "Tea Party"
A short summary of events, with links to more information about Sam Adams and the Patriot movement.
- Nonimportation Agreement (1774)
The first Continental Congress' response to the "Intolerable Acts" against Massachussetts. View the original and read the full text.
- Declaration of Rights (1774)
Major John Sullivan of New Hampshire drafted this early expression of advanced American thinking about individual and collective civil rights. View a version republished in 1783, and then read the text.
- John Adams and the Boston Massacre
John Adams served as defense attorney for the soldiers accused of killing colonists in the Boston Massacre. Trial transcripts and drawings are provided.
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
The full text, divided into hyperlinked sections. The portion titled "Indian Provisions" frustrated American colonists but pleased Pontiac and the native tribes.
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