Historical Documents

Franklin Letter
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to the Committee of Secret Correspondence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
U.S.-Soviet Incidents at Sea Agreement (1972)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Charles Guiteau to William T. Sherman
Charles Guiteau Letter to William T. Sherman
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the United States and the Soviet Union (1971)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison – Opinion of the Court
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Making Sense of Films: Film as Social and Cultural 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), Multiple Eras
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam (Geneva Accords, 1954)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Muqaddimah
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History- Excerpt
Metahistory & Historiography
Federal Deficit Under Clinton
The Budget and Deficit Under Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Hamilton is Mortally Wounded by Burr
Timeline: Alexander Hamilton's Chronology, 1788-1854
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
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
Sierra Maestra Manifesto
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
First Assembly of Virginia, 1619
Laws Enacted by the First General Assembly of Virginia, 1619
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
The North Atlantic Treat
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Court Proceedings and Testimony Regarding the Denmark Vesey Rebellion
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Senate Action On Cloture Motions
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Mexican female laborers engaged in pecan shelling
Pecan Shellers Strike
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Charleston Mercury Article
The Insurrection
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Photo of the 1921 Supreme Court
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Michigan Civil Rights Initiative 2006
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
A. Mitchell Palmer
Excerpt from Palmer's speech: "The Case Against the Reds"
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Helen Keller signature
Letter from Helen Keller to Alexander Graham Bell, February 19, 1907
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The Tehran Conference
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Rescue Agreement (1968)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Adams Letter
John & Abigail Adams Correspondence
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
The text of the 19th amendment
19th Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Tierra Amarilla Land Grant and Courthouse Raid
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
1853 Treaty on Free Navigation of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Picture of Cesar Chavez
1984 Commonwealth Club Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
1901 Supreme Court
DeLima v. Bidwell
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Rep. Joe Courtney
Ahead of Oscars, Courtney asks Spielberg, DreamWorks to correct Lincoln inaccuracy that places Connecticut on wrong side of slavery debate
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Fugitive Slave Bill Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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)
American Progress
American Progress by John Gast
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), Multiple Eras
Earhart Letter
Letter to Dr. Wiggam, circa 1932
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams- Brief Biography
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Puerto Ricans rally for civil rights outside City Hall in New York City.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
News Article: “Fierce Blizzard: 11 Deaths in U.S.A."
News Article: “Fierce Blizzard: 11 Deaths in U.S.A."
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Naturalization Convention Between the United States and Austria Hungry
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Pamphlet
Democratic ticket. Our principals the Constitution. For President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky For Vice President Joseph Lane of Oregon
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
John Brown Constitution Cover Page
Pamphlet, John Brown’s "Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States"
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Federalist No. 48
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
The Witches
Rye Ergo and Witches
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Arizona v. United States
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Portrait of Andrew Jackson
President Jackson's Proclamation Regarding Nullification, December 10, 1832
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Treaty of Peace with Algieria 1815
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Mason
Virginia Declaration of Rights
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)