Historical Documents

Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison – Opinion of the Court
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Federalist No. 48
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
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)
U.S. Constitution
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
C-SPAN’s 2021 Survey of Presidential Leadership
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
President Reagan signing the Immigration Reform and Control Act
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Arizona v. United States
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Insanity Defense Overview
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Photo of the 1921 Supreme Court
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
1901 Supreme Court
Downes v. Bidwell
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
John Paul Stevens, the author of the majority opinion
INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton’s America
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Alien and Sedition Act
Alien and Sedition Acts
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
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)
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams- Brief Biography
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Final Presidential Job Approval Ratings: Truman - Biden
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Theodore Roosevelt mountain climbing in the West, 1880
Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
John Adams
John Adams- Brief Biography
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Pamphlet
Democratic ticket. Our principals the Constitution. For President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky For Vice President Joseph Lane of Oregon
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Newspaper documenting the court case
Botiller v. Dominguez
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Federalist No. 47
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
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)
Brutus No. 15- Excerpt
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
A. Mitchell Palmer
Excerpt from Palmer's speech: "The Case Against the Reds"
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Stamp Act
Stamp Act of 1765
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Pro-DACA Protestors
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Charles Guiteau to William T. Sherman
Charles Guiteau Letter to William T. Sherman
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Bill Clinton
“I Have Sinned” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Rail Splitter
“The Last Race of the Rail-Splitter,” Broadside, ca. 1861
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
“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)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Collections

U.S. Constitution
Taking Another Look at the Constitutional Blueprint, by Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, et al
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Franklin at the Court of France
Franklin Charms Paris, by Tom Fleming
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Signing the Magna Carta
The Magna Carta Comes to America, by A.E. Dick Howard
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)
Chief Justice John Marshall & Associate Justice Joseph Story
Marbury V. Madison- The Case of the “Missing” Commissions, by John A. Garraty
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
A Nation of Immigrants
A Nation of Immigrants, by Bernard Weisberger
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), Multiple Eras
The Seventies
How The Seventies Changed America, by Nicholas Lemann
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Red Scare
The Great Red Scare, by Allan L. Damon
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
Two Intimate Enemies, by Joseph J. Ellis
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
FDR vs. the Supreme Court
FDR vs. the Supreme Court, by Merlo J. Pusey
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Historical Images

Sir, I Think I Figured Out What the Clinton Legacy Is…
Sir, I Think I Figured Out What the Clinton Legacy Is…
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Lincoln cartoon
The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run" – Abraham Winning the Ball
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)
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)
Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York
Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Shay's Rebellion Illustration
Soldiers Fire on Protesters- Shays' Rebellion
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Woman Who Dared
The Woman Who Dared by Thomas Wust
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)