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Franklin’s Epitaph

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

National Republican platform adopted by National Republican Convention, held in Chicago. May 17, 1860.

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

Harriet Beecher Stowe- Short Biography

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Original document of the enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress pertaining to the Civil Rights Act

Civil Rights Act 1964

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

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)

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)

Charles Guiteau Letter to William T. Sherman

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

Resolve Relative to the Indictment, Trial, Conviction, and Execution of Ann Pudeator and Certain Other Person For “Witchcraft” in the Year Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Two

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), 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)

Letter to Dr. Wiggam, circa 1932

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

Original document of Voting Rights Act to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment

Voting Rights Act 1965

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

Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address

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

Federalist No. 70

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

Cover Sheet Summarizing Disposition of the Dred Scott Case by the U.S. Supreme Court

Dred Scott v. Sandford

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

The Confessions of Nat Turner- Excerpt

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Michigan Civil Rights Initiative 2006

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

Virginia Plan

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

Gideon v. Wainwright

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

John Brown's Entrance Into Hell.

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

"Little Sheaves" Gathered While Gleaning After Reapers. Being Letters of Travel Commencing in 1870, and Ending in 1873

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)

Cloture Rule

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

Lincoln, Hollywood, and an Opportunity for Historians- Excerpt

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

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)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

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

Trial of Rebecca Nurse- Excerpt

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)