The Tea Act of 1773 [13 Geo. 3 c. 44] “Taxation without representation” is commonly understood as one of the…
Suffolk Resolves (September 9, 1774) In retaliation for the Boston Tea Party in 1773, Parliament passed the punitive Coercive Acts…
U.S. Constitution (May 25 to September 17, 1787) Historians widely agree that James Madison is the “father of the Constitution.”…
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE When was the “United States” created? When did the former colonies consider themselves to be a “nation”? According…
An Act establishing a Mint and regulating the Coins of the United States [Sess. 1, ch 16, 1 Stat. 246-251;…
The Statutes at Large of South Carolina, edited under the Authority of the Legislature (Thomas Cooper, ed. 1836-1840) Thomas Cooper…
The Fundamental Constitutions of South Carolina, John Locke, and the Slave Code of 1740 Background about the founding of South…
Revolutionary War Property Confiscation Acts, Hamilton’s Representation of Loyalists, Laying the Groundwork for Judicial Review The Revolutionary War was not…
An Act for Extending the External Commerce of the United States (Congress secretly authorizes funds for the Lewis and Clark…
THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH APPENDIX (Otherwise known as “The Annals of Congress”…