You will find here some documents referred to, directly or indirectly, in the Haldimand Collection (Papers)
- The Royal Proclamation (October, 7, 1763) (*)
- The Quartering Act: established on May 24, 1765. (*) The King sent lot of British troops to Boston. The colonists had to house and feed them.
- The Currency Act (*)
- The Stamp Act (*)
- The Sugar Act (*)
- The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved – James Otis (1764) (*)
- The Quebec Act: established on 20 May, 1774. (*) This bill extended the Canadian borders to cut off the western colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Virginia
- The Administration of Justice Act: effective May 20, 1774. (*) British Officials could not be tried in colonial courts for trial. They would be taken back to Britain and have a trial there.
- The Boston Port Bill: effective on June 1, 1774. (*) The King closed Boston Harbor to everything but British ships.
- Massachusetts Government Act: effective on May 20, 1774. (*)
- The Declaration of Independence (1776) (*)
- Common Sense – By Thomas Paine (1776) (*)