Historical Documents

Hoyt Letter
David Hoyt Jr. to his Father, Regarding Shays' Rebellion- Letter
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Signed at Tunis
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Federalist Papers
Federalist No. 78
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Treaty
Treaty of Alliance with France
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Epitaph
Franklin’s Epitaph
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Diary of John Barker- Excerpt
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams – June 13, 1804
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Boston Harbor
Boston Port Act, 1774
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
No Increase in Mass Shootings
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The rough draft of The Declaration of Independence written in June, 1776.
Jefferson’s “original Rough draught” of the Declaration of Independence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Federalist No. 48
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Did The Federal Ban On Assault Weapons Matter?
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Articles

Jefferson’s Second Home (April 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Freedom of Religion: America’s Greatest Invention (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The American Presidency (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
British Ships Lost in 1780 Hurricanes (September 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Patrick Henry Smells a Rat (Summer 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Dolley's Moment... (Fall 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 3)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Did Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson Love Each Other? (Fall 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Sewing Table (October 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 6)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Introduction: Revisiting Concord and Lexington (Spring 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
In A World of Trouble (Fall 2020 George Washington Prize | Volume: 65, Issue: 8)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Did Hurricanes Save America? (September 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Battle that Led to Victory at Yorktown (Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books | Volume: 64, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
A Trove of Jefferson's Books Found! (Spring 2011 | Volume: 61, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Washington on September 11, 1776 (September/October 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 6)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Organized President (July/August 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Drama at the Old North Bridge (Spring 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Compromise 1: The Philadelphia Story (Summer 2010 | Volume: 60, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Loyalist Refuge (April 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Getting a Life (February/March 2001 | Volume: 52, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Madison and the Invention of Congress (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold (Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books | Volume: 64, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Thanksgiving Dinner During The Revolution (November 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 7)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Black Times of ‘76 (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Franklin’s London Home (April/May 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Jefferson’s Shame? (May/June 1998 | Volume: 49, Issue: 3)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Two Intimate Enemies (September 2000 | Volume: 51, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
How One Man Launched a Revolution (Spring 2018 | Volume: 63, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Measurement That Built America (November/December 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 6)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Joseph Ellis Explains Just How Revolutionary the Revolution Was (Winter 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Jefferson and the Declaration (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Founding Wizard (July/august 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Historical Images

Call for Black Homesteaders to Leave for Kansas
Benjamin Singleton- Recruitment of Black Homesteaders, 1878
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Cartoon
A new declaration of independence in the year 1885
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Seal of Bald Eagle, includes the motto E Pluribus Unum, "Out of Many, One."
Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States (1782)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
President John Adams
Portrait of John Adams
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Henry Knox Travel Kit
Henry Knox Travel Kit, ca. 1790
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
England's Vietnam
England's Vietnam [Not Original Title]
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Collections

Shay's Rebellion Illustration
The “Horrid And Unnatural Rebellion” Of Daniel Shays, by Alden T. Vaughan
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)