Path to Independence Primary Sources
Primary Source: Declaration of Rights and Grievances, October 19, 1765
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The text of this source with questions that guide students in understanding the effect of Parliaments actions on the Colonists.
Excerpted Primary Source: Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14, 1774
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An excerpted version of the text of this source with questions that guide students in understanding the effect of Parliaments actions on the Colonists.
Primary Sources: Petition to the King, July 8, 1775 and Olive Branch Petition, July 5, 1775
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Excerpted versions of the texts of these source with questions that guide students in understanding the effect of Parliaments actions on the Colonists.
Primary Source: Proclamation of Rebellion, August 23, 1775
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The text of this source with questions that guide students in understanding the effect of Parliaments actions on the Colonists.
Primary Source: The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, July 6, 1775 (excerpts)
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An excerpted version of the text of this source that guides students in their understanding.