Content Browse | 4score.org

Historical Documents

Stamp Act of 1765

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)

S.J.RES.150 -- To designate June 15, 1991, as "Magna Carta Day".

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Emma Goldman's Deportation

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Clinton's Farewell Address

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Big Stick Diplomacy

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

All People Are Living Histories—Which Is Why History Matters

Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras

National Chicano Moratorium

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address, as read by Sam Waterston May 23, 2004

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Jovita Idar, shown in this picture, and her family helped organize this event

Meeting of the Mexicanist Congress

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

The Insanity Defense: An Intersection of Morality, Public Policy, and Science

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Good Neighbor Policy

ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

President Bill Clinton with Albert Gore and Janet Reno, 1993. Courtesy: Library of Congress

Legacy of the Clinton Administration

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

A Gold Hunter's Experience, Chalkley J. Hambleton

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)

David Hoyt Jr. to his Father, Regarding Shays' Rebellion- Letter

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Texas Revolution

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

El Plan de Santa Barbara (Plan of Santa Barbara)

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

“I Have Sinned” Speech

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Washington Consensus

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

George Washington Letter to Benjamin Lincoln

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Roosevelt shortly after giving one of his famous fireside chats.

Fireside Chat 9: On ‘Court-Packing’

ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Monroe Doctrine

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Treaty of Alliance with France

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Judiciary Act of 1789- Excerpts

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Cesar Chaves with Robert Kennedy at the end of his fast

1968 Fasting Statement

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Theodore Roosevelt mountain climbing in the West, 1880

Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras

Marbury v. Madison – Opinion of the Court

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography

Proclamation 3447

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

“Now for a Round-Up” by W.A. Rogers. This political cartoon was published in the New York Post following the passing of the 1901 Sedition Act, an updated revival of the original law that targeted Filipinos, Latin Americans, and union organizers.

Sedition Act of 1918

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Brutus No. 15- Excerpt

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Bill Clinton’s America

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams – June 13, 1804

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Luisa Moreno, one of the main organizers of the Congress

Spanish Speaking People's Congress

ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Historical Images

Uncle Sam's New Class in the Art of Self-Government

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

James Buchanan surrounded by criminal quoting the Ostend Manifesto

The Ostend Doctrine

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Historical photograph of the assassination of President Garfield

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Abraham Lincoln on the day of his speech at the Cooper Union

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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)

Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Collections

The “Horrid And Unnatural Rebellion” Of Daniel Shays, by Alden T. Vaughan

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

How The Seventies Changed America, by Nicholas Lemann

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Clinton's Legacy, by Kevin Baker

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

On History, by John F. Kennedy

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras

The Great Red Scare, by Allan L. Damon

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

America’s Oddest Election, by Harold Holzer

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)