Magna Carta, 1205
Mayflower Compact, November 11, 1620
"Body of Liberties," December,
1641
Second Treatise on Government,
1690
Proclamation of 1763, October 7, 1763
The Stamp Act, March 22, 1765
The Quartering Act, March 24, 1765
Resolutions on the Stamp Act, October 19,
1765
The Declaratory Act, March 18, 1766
Reply to Letter from London Merchants,
June, 1766
The Townshend Revenue Act, June 29, 1767
Intolerable or Coercive Acts (Summary)
Appeal to the Inhabitants of Quebec, 1774
Declaration of Colonial Rights: Resolutions of
the First Continental Congress, October 14, 1774
"The Association," October 20, 1774
Petition to the King, October 25, 1774
Address to the People of Great Britain,
1774
A Summary View of the Rights of British
America, 1774
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me
Death", March 23, 1775
Charlotte Town Resolves, May 31, 1775
Olive Branch Petition, July 5, 1775
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity
of Taking Up Arms, July 6, 1775
A Proclamation for Supressing Rebellion and
Sedition, August 23, 1775
Benjamin Franklin's Dialogue Between
Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Saxony, and America.
Common Sense, 1776
Continental Congress Recommends the Formation
of State Governments, May 10, 1776
Preamble to the Virginia Constitution, June
29, 1776
Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
Resolution for Independence, July 2, 1776
Declaration of Independence, July
4, 1776
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental
Congress, October 14, 1777
Articles of Confederation, November
15, 1777
Massachusetts Election Sermon,
of 1778
Constitution for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 1780
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Virginia Memorial and Remonstrance
Against Religious Assessments, 1785
Northwest Ordinance, July 13, 1787
Benjamin Franklin on the Constitution,
1787
Constitution of the United States
of America, September 17, 1787
Washington's Letter Transmitting the Proposed
Constitution from the Convention to Congress, September 17, 1787
Ratification Speech, October 6, 1787
Shall Liberty or Empire be Sought?,
June 5, 1788
George Washington's First Inaugural
Address
George Washington's First State of the Union
Address (Summary), January 8, 1790
Thomas Jefferson's Response to the
Citizens of Albermarle (February 12, 1790)
Opinions on the Constitutionality of the
National Bank
Jefferson's Opinion, February 15,
1791
Alexander Hamilton's
Opinion (coming soon)
Why The United States Bank Was Closed,
July 10,1832, President Andrew Jackson,
Political Writings
from The National Gazette (1791-1793)
Letter, May 26, 1792, Alexander
Hamilton
Article: Rules for Changing a Republic
into a Monarchy, Philip Freneau
Article: Constitution, January
19, 1792, James Madison
Article: Who are the Best Keepers of
the People's Liberties?, December 20, 1792, James Madison, published
Account of Benjamin Franklin's
Submission
Proclamation of Neutrality, April 22, 1793
Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation,
1794
George Washington's Farewell Address,
1796
Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798
Virginia Resolutions of 1798 and 1799
Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799
Thomas Jefferson, To Elias
Shipman and Others, a Committee of the Merchants of New Haven (Washington, July 12, 1801)
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson's First Annual
Message (December 8, 1801)
Thomas Jefferson, To Messrs.
Nehemiah Dodge and Others, a Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association, in the State of
Connecticut (January 1, 1802)
Noah Webster's Oration on the Anniversary
of the Declaration of Independence, 1802
Thomas Jefferson's Third Annual
Message (October 17, 1803)
Thomas
Jefferson's Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1805
Thomas Jefferson's Sixth Annual
Message (December 2, 1806)
James
Madison's First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1809.
James Madison's Second Inaugural Address,
March 4, 1813.
Report and Resolutions of the Hartford
Convention, January 1815
Quote: "What shall we do with the Negro?"
Frederick Douglass
Quote:On the Duty of Christian forgiveness,
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson, Special Message
on the Burr Conspiracy (January 22, 1807)
Thomas Jefferson, Special Message on
Gun-Boats (February 10, 1807)
Thomas Jefferson's Eighth Annual
Message (November 8, 1808)
Thomas Jefferson, To the
Inhabitants of Albermarle County, in Virginia (April 3, 1809)
Thomas Jefferson's
Autobiography - 1743-1790 (January 6, 1821) (Big File: 245K)
Thomas Jefferson's Indian Addresses:
To Brother John Baptist de Coigne
(Charlottesville, June 1781)
To Brother Handsome Lake
(Washington, November 3, 1802)
To the Brothers of the Choctaw Nation
(December 17, 1803)
To the Wolf and People of the Mandan
Nation (Washington, December 30, 1806)
To the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation
(Washington, January 10, 1806)
A Plea for the Constitution of the United
States - Wounded in the House of Its Guardians, George Bancroft
Franklin D. Roosevelt Speech on States's
Rights, March 2, 1930
Code of Ethics for Government Service, July 11,
1958
Excerpt: Who made you king? (comedy)
Article: The Price of Liberty, Gary Hildreth
Mission StatementRepair the Bridge to the 18th Century! (William Huff, July 1, 1998)
Founding Documents