Creating the United States

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British Parliament Passes a Tax on the Colonists (007.04.00)

British Parliament Passes a Tax on the Colonists
An Act for Granting Certain Stamp Duties. London: 1765. Peter Force Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (007.04.00)
[Digital ID # us0007_04]

Franklin Flip-Flops on Stamp Act (008.02.00)

Franklin Flip-Flops on Stamp Act
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, September 27, 1766. Manuscript. Charles Thomson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (008.02.00)
[Digital ID # us0008_02]

Philadelphia on the Eve of the Revolution (002.03.00)

Philadelphia on the Eve of the Revolution
Thomas Jefferys, after George Heap. An East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia. Etching. London: Thomas Jefferys, ca. 1768. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (002.03.00)
[Digital ID # pga.01698]

Repeal Celebrated in Boston (009.02.00)

Repeal Celebrated in Boston
Paul Revere. A View of the Obelisk Erected under Liberty-tree in Boston on the Rejoicings for the Repeal of the Stamp Act 1766. Etching with watercolor. Boston: 1766, restrike printed after 1836. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (009.02.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca.05479]

Repeal of Stamp Act (007.05.00)

Repeal of Stamp Act
Glorious News. Boston, Friday 11 O’Clock, 16th May 1766. This instant arrived here the Brig Harrison, belonging to John Hancock. Boston: 1766. Broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (007.05.00)
Digital ID # us0007_05

The Horse “America” Throwing George III (005.03.00)

The Horse “America” Throwing George III
The Horse America Throwing His Master. Westminster: Wm. White, August 1779. Etching. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (005.03.00)
[Digital ID # cph 3g05286]

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