The Charter of Massachusetts Bay - 1691 October 7, 1691 WILLIAM & MARY by the grace of God King and Queene of England Scotland France and...

Edward Randolph condemns the Massachussetts Bay Company 12 June 1683 Articles of high misdemeanour exhibited against the Governor and...

Frame of Government of Pennsylvania February 2, 1683 The Frame of the Government of the Province of Pennsylvania and, Territories...

Concessions to the Province of Pennsylvania July 11, 1681 Certain conditions, or concessions, agreed upon by William Penn, Proprietary...

Bacon’s Rebellion: The Declaration (1676) by Nathaniel Bacon 1. For having, upon specious pretenses of public works, raised great unjust...

His Declaration against the Proceedings of Nathaniel Bacon, 1676 THE DECLARATION and remonstrance of Sir William Berkeley, his most...

The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina : March 1, 1669 Our sovereign lord the King having, out of his royal grace and bounty, granted...

Dutch Surrender of New Netherlands to the British l. September 29, 1664. Whereupon the Citty and Fort Amsterdam and Province of the New...

The Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea, or New Jersey, to and With All and Every the...

Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations July 15, 1663 CHARLES THE SECOND, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland,...

Charter of Carolina - March 24, 1663 CHARLES the Second, by the grace of God, king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of...

CHARTER OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, 1662 CHARLES THE SECOND, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland,...

The Barbados “Declaration of Independence” 18 February 1651 The Lord Lieutenant-General, together with the Lords of this said Council and...

Maryland Toleration Act; September 21, 1649 An Act Concerning Religion. Forasmuch as in a well governed and Christian Common Weath...

John Winthrop’s "Little Speech on Liberty" (1645) I suppose something may be expected from me upon this charge that is befallen me, which...

GOVERNMENT OF NEW HAVEN COLONY October 27/November 6, 1643 It was agreed and concluded as a foundamentall order nott to be disputed or...

The Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England; May 19, 1643 The Articles of Confederation between the Plantations...

THE LIBERTIES OF THE MASSACHUSETS COLLONIE IN NEW ENGLAND, 1641. The free fruition of such liberties Immunities and priveledges as...

Government of Rhode Island March 16-19, 1641 The Generall Court of Election began and held at Portsmouth, from the 16th of March, to the...

FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT, OR ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION OF THE COLONY OF NEW-HAVEN JUNE 4, 1639 The 4th day of the 4th month, called June, 1639,...