Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Documents; Volume 1; American Revolution; 1. Albany Plan of Union, 1754; 2. James Otis: Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved, 1764; 3. Stamp Act, March 22, 1765 ; 4. Samuel Adams: The Rights of the Colonists, November 20, 1772; 5. Tea Act, 1773 ; 6. Coercive Acts: Boston Port Act, March 31, 1774; Massachusetts Government Act, May 20, 1774; Administration of Justice Act, May 20, 1774; Quartering Act, June 2, 1774
7. Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14, 17748. Minutemen Agreement, Ipswich, Massachusetts, January 24, 1775; 9. Lord North's Conciliatory Proposition, February 27, 1775; 10. Patrick Henry: Speech, March 23, 1775 ; 11. Resolutions of the Continental Congress: Adoption of the Continental Army, June 14, 1775; Appointment of George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, June 15, 1775; Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, June 17, 1775
12. Thomas Gage: Report on the Battle of Bunker Hill, July 25, 177513. Olive Branch Petition, July 5, 1775 ; 14. Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms, July 6, 1775; 15. Royal Proclamation Declaring the Colonies in Rebellion, August 23, 1775; 16. Thomas Paine: Common Sense, January 1776 ; 17. Congress's Resolves on Independent State Governments, May 10 and 15, 1776; 18. John Adams: Thoughts on Government, April 1776
19. Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 20. George Washington: Letter Regarding Reliance on Militia, September 24, 1776; 21. Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, 1776 ; 22. Continental Congress, Resolution to Disarm and Imprison Dissenters in Pennsylvania and Delaware, August 26, 1777; 23. Saratoga Surrender Convention, October 16, 1777
24. Articles of Confederation, November 15, 1777 25. George Washington: Letter to the President of Congress on the Consequences of Valley Forge, December 23, 1777; 26. George III: Letters to Lord North, 1777-1778 ; 27. Treaty of Alliance with France, February 6, 1778 ; 28. George Germain: Letters on British Southern Strategy, March 31, 1779; 29. Congressional Report on the Status of the Army at Morristown, May 10, 1780
