The Road to the Constitution- Peyton Watts

  • Intolerable Acts

    Laws passed by Parliament after The Boston Tea Party, they referred to as the coercive acts in Britain.
  • Common Sense

    Thomas Paine giving a argument in favor of Independence
  • Declaration of Independence

    American document demanding and explaining independence
  • Virginia Declaration of Rights

    Documented made to proclaim the inherent rights of men
  • Weakness of the Articles

    The government under the laws were to weak to enforce the laws
  • Shays Rebellion

    Armed uprising in Massachusetts