Era+Three

= Era Three: Revolution and the New Nation (1754 - 1820)  =

The Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763

Excerpts from the Stamp Act, 1765

Declaration of Rights of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765

John Dickinson, "Letters from a Farmer," 1768

Eyewitness Accounts of the Boston Massacre, 1770

Samuel Cooper’s Eyewitness Account of the Boston Tea Party, 1773

Phillis Wheatley, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, 1773

The Intolerable Acts, 1774

Excerpts from Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, 1776

Draft of the Declaration of Independence, images, 1776

Portraits of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin

Declaration of Independence, 1776

Articles of Confederation, 1777

Thomas Jefferson, Draft of "The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom," 1779

The Great Seal of the United States, 1782

James Madison, "Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments," 1785

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Thomas Jefferson, "The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom," 1786

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The Federalist Papers, No. 10, 1787

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The Constitution of the United States, 1789

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The Bill of Rights, 1791

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Later Amendments to the Constitution

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Patrick Henry, Letters and Speeches

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1791

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Thomas Jefferson, Kentucky Resolutions, 1798

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Kentucky Resolutions, 1799

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, 1801

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Marbury vs. Madison, 1803

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">James Madison’s “War Message to Congress,” 1812

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Images of the War of 1812

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">McCulloch vs. Maryland, 1819