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Additional Resources
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Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Federalist Papers
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
General
AmDocs - Historic Documents Room
http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html
Find American documents grouped by historical period, dating from colonial times to the present day. Offers journals, speeches, and legislation.
American Creed http://www.cris.com/~Alcanh/amcreed.html
Contains a scanned image depicting the "American's Creed" with accompanying patriotic music. American Revolution http://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/
Bibliography, discussion, scholarly essays, and online resources about America's revolutionary origins. Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Yale Law School project which has published online many of history's key political documents. You can find most major American documents here.
Emory Univ. Law School - Founding and Federalist Papers http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/
Texts of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence with scanned versions of the originals. Searchable version of the Federalist Papers.
Government Documents in the News http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/docnewsnew.html
University of Michigan site that provides current and archived documents related to events in the news.
Institute for American Liberty http://www.liberty1.org/
Search America's founding and source documents and the principles of liberty as espoused by the Founding Fathers. Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics http://www.constitution.org/liberlib.htm
Collection of historical documents traces the development of constitutional government, starting with Hammurabi's code and the Magna Carta. Political Compromises: Missouri Compromise
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=aajourney&page=html/
bh041.html&direct=yes
The plan agreed upon by the United States Congress in 1820 to settle debate over slavery in the Louisiana Purchase area.
Articles of Confederation
Avalon Project - 1643 Articles of Confederation
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/art1613.htm
Yale Law School provides the full text of the May 19, 1643 Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England.
Avalon Project - July 9, 1778 Articles of Confederation http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/artconf.htm
Project at Yale Law School offers links to the Annapolis Convention and the Madison Debates. Also read various drafts of the Articles.
Avalon Project - Text Comparison
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/compare/artfr.htm
Offers a resource for users to read side-by-side comparisons of Franklin's, Dickinson's, and the final drafts of the Articles of Confederation.
Britannica.com - Articles of Confederation
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?idxref=113343
Brief encyclopedia article about the Articles. Also find links to related articles and biographies.
CSU San Marcos History Program
http://public.csusm.edu/public/guests/history/docs/artcon.html
Brief discussion of the document's historical context and provides a look at its full text.
DAR Report - Articles of Confederation http://mcraeclan.com/DARReport/1777ArticlesOfConfederation.htm
High school history project provides an overview of the Articles of Confederation and offers a bit of historical perspective. Exploring Docs. of Freedom - Articles of Confederation
http://majoritywhip.house.gov/constitution/Related-Topics/confedr.htm
House majority whip features a transcription of the Articles and offers an essay describing the weaknesses of the Articles.
Funk and Wagnalls - Articles of Confederation http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/a/a002001121f.html
Encyclopedia article discussing the causes and scope of the Articles.
Bill of Rights
ACLU - The Bill of Rights: A Brief History
http://www.aclu.org/library/pbp9.html
American Civil Liberties Union provides a history paper written by Ira Glasser about the Bill of Rights. Also find links to related articles.
Archiving Early America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/bill/index.html
A unique array of primary source material from the 18th Century. The Bill of Rights document is shown as it first appeared to the public at that time.
Federalist Papers
Educate the USA.com
http://www.unitedstates-on-line.com/federalist/index.html
An Index of resources devoted to US history, including transcriptions of The Federalist Papers, dividing each essay into specific topics.
GradeSaver - The Federalist Papers
http://www.classicnote.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/federalist/about.html Full summary and analysis of The Federalist Papers. Includes biography information of the men behind this work, e-test of all 85 essays, a message board, and a 40-question quiz. LearningNetwork -- The Federalist Papers
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0818386.html
An online encyclopedia article devoted to a series of 85 political essays, sometimes called The Federalist Papers.
Liberty Online - The Federalist Papers
http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Federalist/Default.htm
A resource created to publish and promote the works of the men who forged this nation, based upon ideas, including links to an online version of The Federalist Papers.
The University of Oklahoma - College of Law - Project Gutenberg
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/federalist/
An online version of The Federalist Papers, completed by Project Gutenberg.
Declaration of Independence
Archiving Early America
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/doi/index.html A unique array of primary source material from the 18th Century. The Declaration of Independence document is shown as it first appeared to the public at that time.
Founding.com - A User's Guide http://www.founding.com/
Educational resource provides a look at the Declaration with definitions of key concepts. Also find a time line, a glossary, and a Q & A forum. U.S. Constitution
Adams, John Q. - The Jubilee of the Constitution
http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/
northamerican/TheJubileeoftheConstitution/Chap1.htm l
World Wide School features a transcription of Adams's April 30, 1839, speech to the N.Y. Historical Society about the creation of the Constitution.
American Revolution - US Constitution
http://webpages.homestead.com/revwar/files/Constitu.html
Resource dedicated to the Revolutionary War features an article detailing the creation of the US Constitution.
American Strategy - Foundations of Democracy
http://americanstrategy.org/foundations/liberty2.html
American history resource offers a brief overview of the US Constitution and offers biographies of some of its authors.
Archiving Early America
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/constitution/
Journal dedicated to early American history offers a brief discussion about the document, a look at the original, and the Constitution's text.
Archiving Early America - Letter of Transmittal
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/transmittal/
Journal devoted to American history provides a brief overview of the letter that accompanied the final draft of the Constitution to the Congress.
Avalon Project - The American Constitution
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/constpap.htm
Yale Univ. provides a list of documents that proceeded the Constitution. Also find texts from the Constitutional Convention and ratifications.
Britannica.com - Constitution
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?idxref=194987
Encyclopedia provides a detailed historical overview of the US Constitution. Also find links to related articles and biographies.
Constitution: An Enduring Document http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/GOV/chap1.htm
Research article discusses the history and significance of the Constitution. Also find a copy of the document's text. Constitution of the USA - Analysis and Interpretation
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/constitution/toc.html
Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress provides a copy of the Constitution annotated with Supreme Court rulings.
Constitution of the United States of America http://constitution.by.net/
Provides a look at the 1787 version of the Constitution and the Pennsylvania state Constitution of 1838. Also find ratifications listed by date. Constitution of the United States
http://wwwsecure.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html
Cornell Law School offers the complete text of the American Constitution, indexed by article. Includes all subsequent amendments.
Constitutional Conflicts - The Constitution
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/constitution.html
Legal resource dedicated to controversies surrounding the Constitution offers a history of the document and a look at its text. Also find trivia.
ConstitutionFacts.com http://www.constitutionfacts.com/
Resource features a collection of facts about the Constitution and its signers. Also find transcriptions, famous quotes and a quiz. Continental Congress Documents http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html
Access document collections of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention from 1774 to 1789.
CSU San Marcos History Program
http://public.csusm.edu/public/guests/history/docs/constitution/
Brief overview of the document's historical context and offers a look at the text of its various sections.
Encyclopedia Americana - US Constitution http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/const.html
Encyclopedia features a history of the United States Constitution. Also find an annotated transcription and links to related biographies.
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts - Separate but Equal?
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/sepbutequal.htm
Guide explains how the NAACP fought this doctrine by suing over access to education. Find the text of related court decisions from Plessy vs. Ferguson through the 1990s.
Exploring Great Documents of Freedom
http://majoritywhip.house.gov/constitution/default.asp
House Majority Whip presents a resource dedicated to the Constitution. Find analyses, a quiz, a photograph of the original and related topics.
FindLaw - US Constitution http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/
Legal resource offers a copy of the Constitution annotated with Supreme Court decisions. George Mason and the Constitution http://look.net/gunstonhall/constitution
Gunston Hall Plantation, the former home of George Mason, provides an essay detailing Mason's views on the Constitution. MSN Encarta - Constitution (politics)
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=05A01000
Encyclopedia provides the political meaning of the term "constitution" and offers links to related articles and a facsimile of the US Constitution.
National Archives and Records Administration http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/conmain.html
Exhibition on the 1787 document. View photos of the original, biographies of the signers, and related articles.
National Constitution Center http://www.constitutioncenter.org/
Organization created to promote the history and understanding of the Constitution provides histories, documents, and educational resources. Semantic Constitution http://msit.gsu.edu/socialstudies/constitution/full_text.htm
A dynamic web-based version of the Constitution providing an in-depth, textual analysis of the Constitution which identifies recurring themes and concepts. Users can access various sections of the Constitution based on their conceptual interest. For example, a user can access the relevant portions of the Constitution by entering a phrase such as "bill making procedure" or "determining representation." Slavery and the Ratification of the Constitution http://mep.cla.sc.edu/rc/rc-table.html
Browse or search this collection of documents relating to the question of slavery during the Constitution's ratification debates. Teaching the Constitution
http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/constitution/home.html
Resources for teaching students about the US Constitution, including advice on "Teaching With Documents."
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