Historical Documents

Abolition/Slavery Timeline
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Dick Heller
Syllabus For The Decision District of Columbia et al v. Heller (2008)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Charles A. Beard
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States: Selections
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Philip Frenau
"The British Prison Ship"
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Treaty with Tripoli
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
James Madison by Glibert Stuart
Federalist No. 46
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Diary of John Barker- Excerpt
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Map illustrating the outcomes of the Adams-Onis Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Washington Letter to Benjamin Lincoln
George Washington Letter to Benjamin Lincoln
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Boston Tea Party, which led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts
Administration of Justice Act, 1774
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Federalist No. 47
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
James Warren
Letter from John Adams to James Warren, 7 October 1775
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Signing the Magna Carta
Magna Carta
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Orders To Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Mason
Virginia Declaration of Rights
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Articles

A Crisis of Peace (Fall 2020 George Washington Prize | Volume: 65, Issue: 8)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Fateful Encounter (August 1975 | Volume: 26, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Jefferson’s Paris (April 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Wall Street’s First Collapse (Winter 2009 | Volume: 58, Issue: 6)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Behind the Federal Facade (May/June 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Jefferson on the Bible (Fall 2011 | Volume: 61, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Young George Washington (Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books | Volume: 64, Issue: 5)
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)
Ethan Allen’s Ill-Fated March on Canada (Fall 2011 | Volume: 61, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The World Turned Upside Down (October 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Why Is the American Revolution So Important? (Spring 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Soldier in a Longboat (February 1960 | Volume: 11, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Madison’s Radical Agenda (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Rediscovering Hand-Drawn Maps from the American Revolution and the Duke Who Collected Them (Summer 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 3)
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)
Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2018 | Volume: 63, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
“Most Blessed of the Patriarchs” (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
"The Sparck of Rebellion" (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Washington Invents the Presidency (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Wilderness Ordeal (Summer 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Washington's Journey (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
“Times That Try Men’s Souls” (Spring 2022 | Volume: 67, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Introduction: A Special Issue on the Right to Bear Arms (September/October 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
What Would the Founders Do Today? (June/July 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 3)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Conway Cabal (February/March 1995 | Volume: 46, 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)
Yellow Fever Stalks the Founders (Spring 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 2)
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 Slave Who Sued for Freedom (March 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
America and France's Love-Hate Dynamic (August/September 2003 | Volume: 54, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
With Little Less Than Savage Fury (Fall 2010 | Volume: 60, Issue: 3)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Collections

filibuster
The Filibuster Since 1789, by Allan Damon
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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)
Franklin at the Court of France
Franklin Charms Paris, by Tom Fleming
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Historical Images

Sugarhouse Prison
Rhinelander's sugar house & residence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)