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Fundamental Documents
| Introduction | |
| 1. | Continental Congress, Declaration and Resolves, 14 Oct. 1774 |
| 2. | Edmund Burke, Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, 22 Mar. 1775 |
| 3. | Virginia Declaration of Rights, 12 June 1776 |
| 4. | Virginia Constitution, 29 June 1776 |
| 5. | Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776 |
| 6. | Massachusetts Constitution, 2 Mar. 1780 |
| 7. | Articles of Confederation, 1 Mar. 1781 |
| 8. | Northwest Ordinance, 13 July 1787 |
| 9. | Constitution of the United States and the First Twelve Amendments 1787--1804 |