Historical Documents

Broadside of John Brown's Last Speech
John Brown's Speech to the Court at his Trial
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Treaty of Peace with Algieria 1815
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Cuba, Volume VI
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The North Atlantic Treaty
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
No Jobs Without College as Employers Treat Degree as a Minimum
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Grand Opening, 1995. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Why is the Rock Hall in Cleveland?
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)
Salem Oath for Residents
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
The Alien and Sedition Act
Alien and Sedition Acts
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
President Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
A mother and daughter sit outside the Supreme Court
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Newspaper documenting the court case
Botiller v. Dominguez
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Proclamation
Presidential Proclamation 3748
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
John Adams
John Adams- Brief Biography
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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)
Columbus Manuscript
Columbus’s Account of 1492 Voyage- Excerpt
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Consular Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Sons of Liberty dumped tea in Boston Harbor
Eyewitness Account of George Hewes
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Grant Inauguration
First Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Original Document of Former President Roosevelts Executive order 8802
Executive Order 8802
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan (Spiritual Plan of Aztlan)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
1903 Editorial Cartoon Depicting the Treaty
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Oberlin College
Oberlin Women’s Suffrage Debate
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
In this isolated mountainous Spanish American community in Ojo Sarco, New Mexico, a one-room school serves students across eight grades with just two teachers. These teachers work with minimal equipment, relying on the blackboard to teach the alphabet, penmanship, and grammar.
Serna v. Portales
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
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)
Representatives meeting in Paris to sign the Treaty
Treaty of Paris of 1898
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Painting of Joh Quincy Adams
"Ripe Fruit" Theory
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Lincoln First Inaugural Address
First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
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)
Orders To Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Printed Proclamation
President Jackson's Proclamation Regarding Nullification
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Concealed Carry Weapon Law Maps
Guns in Public Places: Legal Community Against Violence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Cuban Missile Crisis
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Custer's Last Charge
Custer's Last Charge (Song)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Treaty
Treaty of Alliance with France
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
United States v. Vaello Madero
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Alan (Moondog) Freed
Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
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)
Image of Man.
Articles, Laws, and Orders, Divine, Politic, and Martial for the Colony in Virginia, 1610-1611.
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
John Demos
My Favorite Historical Novel by John Demos
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Hoyt Letter
David Hoyt Jr. to his Father, Regarding Shays' Rebellion- Letter
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Reconstruction Amendments 1865-1870
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Portrait of Andrew Jackson
President Jackson's Proclamation Regarding Nullification, December 10, 1832
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Map of North America before the Mexican-American War
Treaty of Limits
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Truman Doctrine
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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)
The Constitution
3rd Amendment to the Constitution
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
News Article: “Many Deaths”
News Article: “Many Deaths”
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)