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Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were 5 laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party. They were mainly heavy taxes that were just absurd and very unfair. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the American Colonies in 1774. They were passed in response to The Boston Tea Party as a way to punish the colonists. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine. It was the first literary art asking and expressing any sort of independence from Great Britain. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a literary work written by Thomas Paine. It was the first work that openly asked for independence from Great Britain. He used plain language to catch the attention and support of the common person. -
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a document created to proclaim individual's inherent rights. This included the right to get rid of any lackluster or abusive government. It went on to influence many other important American articles. -
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a document that expressed individuals inherent, unalienable rights. It also influenced many other important American documents that followed. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was just that; Americans claimed their independence from Great Britain. It states the principles that not only our government are set upon but the nation as a whole is set upon. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence declared that America was free of Great Britains rule. It also expressed the entire basis of what the nation was based on as well as the premiss of the government. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, prevented the individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation is written. It had no executive or judicial system. There was no common currency and there were no taxes or protection for the people and states. -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers were irate about unfair taxes, the amount of debt they all owed and also the foreclosure. Therefore, they grew very violent
and they released prisoners to help. They realized they needed a new government because the Articles couldn't stop what was happening. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was created by a bunch of angry farmer's who were being taxed unfairly. No issues were being resolved; therefore, the farmers became violent also releasing prisoners to help alongside them. This outbreak displayed the need for a stronger central government.