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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s Years in London, by Joan Paterson Kerr
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
POWs Held On The HMS Jersey Prison Ship
Patriots or Terrorists, by Edwin G. Burrows
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Statue of the Freed Slave
The Slaves Freed, by Stephen Oates
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Franklin at the Court of France
Franklin Charms Paris, by Tom Fleming
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Lee surrenders
Why The Civil War Still Matters, by James McPherson
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Battle of Gettysburg
Slaughter on Cemetery Ridge, by Stephen Sears
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Shay's Rebellion Illustration
The “Horrid And Unnatural Rebellion” Of Daniel Shays, by Alden T. Vaughan
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Historical Images

William Franklin
William Franklin
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
HMS Jersey
Interior of the HMS Jersey Prison Ship
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Sugarhouse Prison
Rhinelander's sugar house & residence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Custer’s Column of cavalry, artillery, and wagons
Custer’s Column of cavalry, artillery, and wagons
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Map
Map of Troop Movement During Shays’ Rebellion
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Lincoln cartoon
The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run" – Abraham Winning the Ball
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Custer’s Camp at Hidden Wood Creek
Custer’s Camp at Hidden Wood Creek
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
HMS Jersey
HMS Jersey Prison Ship
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Lincoln print
The Union must and shall be preserved. For President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For Vice President Hannibal Hamlin of Maine.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Cartoon
An Heir to the Throne, Or the Next Republican Candidate
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europe out of Santo Domingo
Hands Off!
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Historical Documents

Atlantic Charter
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)
Longstreet Letter
Battlefield Dispatches Gettysburg- July 3, 1863
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
This political cartoon illustrates James Buchanan beset by figures who employ quotes from the Ostend Manifesto to legitimize their criminal acts.
Ostend Manifesto
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama’s Keynote Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Penelope J. Corfield
All People Are Living Histories—Which Is Why History Matters
Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
James Warren
Letter from John Adams to James Warren, 7 October 1775
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Alliance for Progress Postage
Alliance for Progress
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Picture of Henry Teller, the author of the Teller Amendment
Teller Amendment
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Newspaper discussing the 1934 Treaty of Relations
1934 Treaty of Relations
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Treaty of Peace with Algiers (1815)
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)
No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
1853 Treaty on Free Navigation of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Cuban Missile Crisis
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
"Keep Off!" cartoon
Monroe Doctrine
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Philip Frenau
"The British Prison Ship"
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Painting of Joh Quincy Adams
"Ripe Fruit" Theory
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Custer's Last Charge
Custer's Last Charge (Song)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Manuscript of the Platt Amendment
Platt Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Copley Medal
Copley Medal
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Franklin
“Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection” from the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Balfour Declaration (1917)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Consular Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam (Geneva Accords, 1954)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS)
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
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)