Important Historical Documents

• The Declaration of Independence
• Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death (1775)
• Letter from Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams – 31 March to 5 April 1776
• Common Sense (1776)
• Articles of Confederation (1781)
• The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• The U. S. Constitution  
• James Madison’s Introduction to the Bill of Rights
• The Bill of Rights 
• Amendments 11-27
• George Washington’s Farewell Address (1792)
• Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address (1801)
• Daniel Webster’s Discourse delivered at Plymouth – December 22, 1820
• Captain Moseley Baker’s Speech at San Jacinto (1836)
• The Gettysburg Address
• The Emancipation Proclamation
• The Pledge of Allegiance
• The American’s Creed
• Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech