Historical Documents

Supplemental Treaty to the Treaty of Little Arkansas
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)
Langston Hughes
Harlem, a poem by Langston Hughes
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
President Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Painting of Jamestown Life
A True Declaration of the Estate in Virginia, 1610
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
An outstanding picture of 1937 – tragedy. Photo by Acme Newspictures, Inc., 1937 Dec. 15.
Miss Earhart Forced Down at Sea, Howland Isle Fears; Coast Guard Begins Search
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
House proposing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
Civil Rights Act 1866
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Poem
Nat Turner by T. Thomas Fortune
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Clinton Farewell Address
Clinton's Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
Decision delivered by Chief Justice Earl Warren
Hernandez v. Texas
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
President Bush Delivers a National Address in Response to the Attacks on World Trade Center.
President Bush Addresses the Nation After World Trade Center Attacks
Emma Goldman's deportation photo, 1919.
Emma Goldman's Deportation
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Young Lords members with a sign
The Young Lords Organization
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Amendments to the Constitution Proposed by the Hartford Convention
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Petition
Petition of Ten Prisoners at Ipswich
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Epitaph
Franklin’s Epitaph
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Image of First Charter of Virginia
First Charter of Virginia, 1606
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
The text of the 2nd Amendment
2nd Amendment to the Constitution
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Cover of Life Magazine 1913
Trenton State Sentinel and Capital, Editorial
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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 and Friendship, Signed at Tunis
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Cuban Missile Crisis
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
Richard Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
The Crittenden Compromise
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas
The Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Muqaddimah
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History- Excerpt
Metahistory & Historiography
Ticket
Maryland state ticket. Election, Tuesday November 6th, 1860...For President of the United States John Bell of Tennessee. For Vice President of the United States, Edward Everett of Massachusetts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Executive Order 9346
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
The Treaty with Tripoli
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Trademark Agreement Between the United States and Austra-Hungary
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Speech on the Challenger Disaster
President Ronald Reagan's Speech on Space Shuttle Challenger
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
A Plea for Captain John Brown
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Federal Deficit Under Clinton
The Budget and Deficit Under Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Boston Tea Party, which led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts
Administration of Justice Act, 1774
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
No Jobs Without College as Employers Treat Degree as a Minimum
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Alexander Hamilton
Quotations of Alexander Hamilton
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Corwin Amendment
Joint Resolution Proposing a 13th Amendment to the Constitution
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Death Warrant
Death Warrant for Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How, and Sarah Wilds
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and the Dey of Algiers
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Adams Letter
John Adams Letter to Abigail Adams: February 16, 1801
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Charleston Mercury Article
The Insurrection
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Loving v. Virginia 1967
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Chinese Exclusion Act
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)