Historical Documents

Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Rachel Carson
Silent Spring- Excerpt
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Mark Twain in 1907
War Prayer
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
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)
News Article: “Many Deaths”
News Article: “Many Deaths”
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Zimmeran File
Zimmerman Telegram
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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)
Political cartoon depicting the results of the Cuban Adjustment Act
The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Josephine and Wyatt Earp’s grave, Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, CA.
Josephine and Wyatt Earp- Article
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Image of First Charter of Virginia
First Charter of Virginia, 1606
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Siena College Research Institute 2022 US Presidents Survey
American Presidents: Greatest and Worst Siena’s 7th Presidential Expert Poll 1982 - 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
Grant Inauguration
First Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
British White Paper of 1922 on Palestine
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
1853 Treaty on Free Navigation of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Consular Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
Richard Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
No Increase in Mass Shootings
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Hewitt v. United States
Orders To Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Liberator
The Liberator Comments on Nat Turner’s Insurrection
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Plessy v. Ferguson decided judgement
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The North Atlantic Treat
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Rio Treaty
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
President Reagan signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
FAA Sets New Standards for Cockpit Doors
William Styron
The Confessions of William Styron by Yvonne French
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europe out of Santo Domingo
Roosevelt Corollary
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
George Mason
Virginia Declaration of Rights
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Eisenhower's Farewell Address
Eisenhower's Farewell Address
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
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)
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Reconstruction Amendments 1865-1870
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Court Proceedings and Testimony Regarding the Denmark Vesey Rebellion
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Cover Page
Fear of Insurrection: Chapter 12 of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Rebecca Nurse
Trial of Rebecca Nurse- Excerpt
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Patsy Murr, first grader at Fulton School in Lancaster, Pa., gets her Salk shot from Dr. Norman E. Snyder as she is held by Mrs. Walter Sourweine, April 25, 1955. Others view the proceedings with mixed emotions
The Dangers of the Antivaccine Movement- Excerpt
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Newspaper Headline Announcing Amendment
18th Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Texas Revolution
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Sons of Liberty dumped tea in Boston Harbor
Eyewitness Account of George Hewes
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Monroe Doctrine
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Banner calling for the U.S. Navy to leave Vieques
Vieques Island Protests
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
DoD News Briefing on Pentagon Attack 6:42 p.m. EDT
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
President Johnson signing the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)