Creating the Declaration of Independence
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Revolution of the Mind
The American Colonies
John Mitchell. Map of the British and French dominions of North America, with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements by Jno. Mitchell. London: Miller, 1755. Hand-colored engraved map. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (1.02.00)
[Digital ID# ar003900]
Benjamin Franklin’s Idea for National Confederation
Benjamin Franklin. Plan of Proposed Union (Albany Plan), 1754. Manuscript. Hazard Papers in the Peter Force Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (2.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0002_1; us0002 — us0002]
Locke’s Influence on the American Ideas of Natural Rights
John Locke. Two Treatises of Government. . . . The Latter is an Essay Concerning the True, Original Extent, and the End of Civil Government. London: Awnsham Churchill, 1690. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (3.00.01)
[Digital ID#us0003_5; us0003 — us0003_5]
British Writers Prepare Way for Revolution
Algernon Sidney. Discourses Concerning Government by Algernon Sidney with His Letters, Trial, Apology, and Some Memories of His Life. London: A. Millar, 1763. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (4.01.00)
[Digital ID#us0004_01]
America’s Last Monarch—George III
William Satchell Leney (1769–1831). George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820. Engraving from the original painting by Northcote, 1822. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (5.02.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-19169]
American Opposition to Anglican Bishop
“An Attempt to Land a Bishop in America.” Cartoon in the British Political Register, 1768. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (10)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-13637]
The Right to Rebel
Thomas Jefferson. A Summary View of the Rights of British America. Williamsburg: Clementina Rind, 1774. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (17.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0017_7; us0017 — us0017_7]
Continental Congress Seeks to Resolve Grievances
Petition of the Continental Congress to King George III, October 26, 1774. Manuscript document in the hand of Timothy Matlack. Benjamin Franklin Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (18.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0018_2; us0018— us0018_2]
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