Historical Documents

Boston Harbor
Boston Port Act, 1774
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Judiciary Act
Judiciary Act of 1789- Excerpts
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Hamilton and Washington
Letter to George Washington from Alexander Hamilton
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Treaty of Peace with Algiers (1815)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Charles A. Beard
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States: Selections
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
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)
Two Treatises of Government Title Page
Chapter 2 Of the State of Nature
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Federalist No. 1
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Washington Letter to Benjamin Lincoln
George Washington Letter to Benjamin Lincoln
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Treaty of Peace and Amity, with Article Additional and Explanatory, Signed at Algiers December 22 and 23, 1816
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Did The Federal Ban On Assault Weapons Matter?
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Royal Academy of Farting
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Mason
Virginia Declaration of Rights
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
James Warren
Letter from John Adams to James Warren, 7 October 1775
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Coffin of Patrick Carr
Coffin of Patrick Carr
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)
Senate Action On Cloture Motions
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Diary of John Barker- Excerpt
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Historical Images

Benjamin Franklin
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Magna Britannia
Magna Britannia
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Cartoon
A new declaration of independence in the year 1885
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
President John Adams
Portrait of John Adams
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Articles

Old Glory's Odyssey (February/March 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
American Revolutions: A Continental History (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Meaning of 1776 (Winter 2026 | Volume: 71, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold (Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books | Volume: 64, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Hostage Rescue, 1796 (February 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Home of John Glover Threatened with Demolition (Spring 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Did Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson Love Each Other? (Fall 2008, Summer 2025 | Volume: 58, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Does a Freeborn Englishman Have a Right to Emigrate? (February/March 1986 | Volume: 37, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Rattle-Snake as a Symbol Of America (March 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Drama at the Old North Bridge (Spring 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
What Does the Second Amendment Really Mean? (September/October 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
“Impeach President Washington!” (Fall 2017, Summer 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 3)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
American Politics at Ten Paces (Spring 2011 | Volume: 61, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Loyalist Refuge (April 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Compromise - Finding A Way Forward (Summer 2010 | Volume: 60, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Grave Matters (Fall 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 3)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
George Washington: A Life in Books (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2018 | Volume: 63, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Radical Revolution (December 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 8)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Self-Made Founder (April/May 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Washington Gives Haughty General Lee the Boot at Monmouth (June/July 2003 | Volume: 54, Issue: 3)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Soldier in a Longboat (February 1960 | Volume: 11, Issue: 2)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Student Who Exasperated George Washington (September 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 6)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Who Was Washington? (February/March 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 1)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Organized President (July/August 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 4)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
British Ships Lost in 1780 Hurricanes (September 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 5)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Collections

The American Cowboy
How The Frontier Shaped The American Character, by Ray Allen Billington
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