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Historical Documents

Montesquieu The Spirit of the Laws Book XI- Excerpts

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Children from different ethnic background pledging allegiance to the U.S. flag

Plyler v. Doe

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

In this isolated mountainous Spanish American community in Ojo Sarco, New Mexico, a one-room school serves students across eight grades with just two teachers. These teachers work with minimal equipment, relying on the blackboard to teach the alphabet, penmanship, and grammar.

Serna v. Portales

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

The Young Lords Organization

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

All People Are Living Histories—Which Is Why History Matters

Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras

Arizona v. United States

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

David Hoyt Jr. to his Father, Regarding Shays' Rebellion- Letter

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

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)

First edition cover of Bill Clinton's autobiography

Bill Clinton on Life after the Presidency

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Texas Revolution

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Political cartoon depicting the results of the Cuban Adjustment Act

The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

H.J. Res. 80, proposing to amend the Constitution of the United States

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Emma Goldman's Deportation

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Trenton State Sentinel and Capital, Editorial

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Foraker Act of 1900

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Puerto Ricans rally for civil rights outside City Hall in New York City.

Katzenbach v. Morgan

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

The President Dead- September 19, 1881

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Abigail Adams Obituary Notice

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Proclamation 3869

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

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)

S.J.RES.150 -- To designate June 15, 1991, as "Magna Carta Day".

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Treaty of Alliance with France

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

United States v. Vaello Madero

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Sylvia Mendez, one of the children at the center of this case.

Mendez v. Westminster

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Marbury v. Madison – Opinion of the Court

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Latino Students Protesting Proposition 187

California's Proposition 187

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Botiller v. Dominguez

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Richard Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras

National Chicano Moratorium

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Historical Images

Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

March On Washington

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

The Woman Who Dared by Thomas Wust

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run" – Abraham Winning the Ball

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

A Group of Immigrants Outside a Building on Ellis Island

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Map of Troop Movement During Shays’ Rebellion

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Collections

Emigrants crossing the plains, by F.O.C. Darley

How the Wilderness Was Won, by Stewart L. Udall

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

The Great Chief Justice, by Fred Rodell

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Franklin Charms Paris, by Tom Fleming

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

America’s Oddest Election, by Harold Holzer

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Clinton's Legacy, by Kevin Baker

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

US Army helicopters fire into the tree line to cover South Vietnamese ground troops in March 1965

First Blood In Vietnam, by Stanley Karnow

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson

Two Intimate Enemies, by Joseph J. Ellis

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

How The Seventies Changed America, by Nicholas Lemann

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

The Slaves Freed, by Stephen Oates

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

The “Horrid And Unnatural Rebellion” Of Daniel Shays, by Alden T. Vaughan

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

The Great Red Scare, by Allan L. Damon

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

The President and the Lunatic, by Bruce Watson

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)