Useful Sources - Reacting to the Past - Patriots & Loyalists

12 Minute Crash Course in American Revolutionary History

John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government
The natural rights of man.
Olive Branch Petition
An early attempt at reconciliation with Britain.
Joseph Hawley to Elbridge Gerry
Joseph Hawley urges Congress to Execute Loyalists
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The True Interest of America Impartially Stated
A Loyalist offers his thoughts on the virtue of reconciliation with Britain.
Declaration of Causes
A declaration by the representatives of the united colonies of North America, now met in Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of their taking up arms.
“We Are All Equally Free”: New York City Workingmen Demand A Voice in the Revolutionary Struggle
Of the Natural Rights of Colonists
In a brief section entitled "Of the Natural Rights of Colonists," by James Otis.
The Stamp Act Video