Historical Documents

Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis' Farewell Address
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Petition
Petition of Ten Prisoners at Ipswich
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Supports of the Dream Act holding a Banner
Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)
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)
Longstreet Letter
Battlefield Dispatches Gettysburg- July 3, 1863
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Truman's Order De-Segregating the Military
Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Stamp Act
Stamp Act of 1765
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Young Mexican men stand outside a jail in Los Angeles, California, after police arrested them during the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots.
Zoot Suit Riots
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Tobacco Admission Treaty Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Cover Page
An appeal to the Congress of the United States from the Society of Old Brooklynites : for the erection of a monument over the remains of 11,500 prisoners who died on board the British prison ships during the Revolutionary War- Excerpt
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport
George Washington Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, 18 August 1790
Consular Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Newspaper Headline Announcing Amendment
18th Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
Proclamation
Presidential Proclamation 3748
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Reagan Being Sworn In
Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Vice President Charles Dawes
"The American Senate" Published
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
Extradition Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Steven Spielburg
Gettysburg Dedication Day Ceremony a Naturalization Ceremony & remarks from Steven Spielberg
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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)
Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Original Document of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
President Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Protestors at the Supreme Court
Zellman v. Simmons-Harris
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Original Document of Former President Harry Turman's Executive order 9981
Executive Order 9981
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Lee Letter
Robert E. Lee’s Demand for the Surrender of John Brown and His Party
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Amnesty Oath
Amnesty Oath of Robert E. Lee
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Federalist No. 48
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
The Defeat of Braddock
A French Account of Braddock's Defeat in 1755, Captain de Contrecoeur
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
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)
Cover of Life Magazine 1913
Trenton State Sentinel and Capital, Editorial
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Temporary Protection Status (TPS)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Transcript of Letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dr. Egleston Regarding his Polio Attack, 10/24/1924
Transcript of Letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dr. Egleston Regarding his Polio Attack, 10/24/1924
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Executive Order 9346
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams – June 13, 1804
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)
Franklin Letter
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to the Committee of Secret Correspondence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Seneca Falls Convention
Address Delivered at Seneca Falls
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Court Proceedings and Testimony Regarding the Denmark Vesey Rebellion
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Reconstruction Amendments 1865-1870
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Sons of Liberty dumped tea in Boston Harbor
Eyewitness Account of George Hewes
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis De Tocqueville, Democracy in America
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)
Federalist Papers
Federalist No. 78
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
General Thomas Gage
Massachusetts Government Act, 1774
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
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