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The American Archive The purpose of the The American Archive
is to provide a comprehensive collection (arranged by date) of electronic
reprints of the documents US history using the latest technology to hyperlink,
annotate and deliver them with a unified view.
Primary sources, books, articles and study guides related to the founding of the United States. The March to Freedom
The First Continental Congress
Oct 14, 1774 Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
May 31, 1775 The Mecklenburg Declaration
Jul 06, 1775 The causes and necessity of taking up arms
The Second Contenential Congress
Nov 09, 1775 Resolution of secrecy adopted by the Continental Congress
May 15, 1776 Resolution of the Virginia Convention proposing
the Continental Congress declare
the United Colonies free and Independent States
Jun 07, 1776 The Richard Henry Lee (Virginia) resolution
proposing a Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
Jul 04, 1776 Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
May 01, 1781 Articles of Confederation
Congress of the Confederation - Mar 1,1881-Mar 4, 1789
Sep 03, 1783 * Treaty of Paris (signed)
The Anapolis Convention
Jan 21, 1786 Resolution of the General Assembly of Virginia,
proposing a joint meeting of commissioners from the States
to consider a Federal plan for regulating commerce
Sep 11, 1786 Proceedings of commissioners
to remedy defects of the Federal Government, Annapolis, Md.
Feb 21, 1787 Report of proceedings in Congress, Wed, February 21, 1787
Jul 13, 1787 Ordinance of 1787
The Federal Convention
Credentials of members of the federal convention
Credentials: State of New Hampshire
Credentials: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Credentials: State of Connecticut
Credentials: New York
Credentials: New Jersey
Credentials: Pennsylvania
Credentials: Delaware
Credentials: Maryland
Credentials: Virginia
Credentials: North Carolina
Credentials: South Carolina
Credentials: Georgia
Credentials: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
List of delegates appointed by the States
represented in the Federal Convention
May 1787 Notes of Major William Pierce (Georgia)
in the Federal Convention of 1787
Characters in the Convention of the States
May 14, 1787 Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
as reported by James Madison
Secret proceedings and debates of the convention
assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787,
for the purpose of forming the Constitution
of the United States of America.
(From the notes taken by the late Robert Yates, Esq.,
Chief Justice of New York (Albany, 1821))
Notes of Rufus King in the Federal Convention of 1787
Notes of William Paterson in the Federal Convention of 1787
Notes of Alexander Hamilton in the Federal Convention of 1787
Papers of Dr. James McHenry on the Federal Convention of 1787
May 20, 1787 Variant texts of the Virginia plan
presented by Edmund Randolph to the Federal Convention
Text A
Text B
Text C
May 29, 1787 The plan of Charles Pinckney (South Carolina),
presented to the Federal Convention
Jun 16, 1787 Variant texts of the plan presented by William Paterson
(New Jersey), to the Federal Convention
Text A
Text B
Text C
Jun 18, 1787 Variant texts of the plan presented by Alexander Hamilton
to the Federal Convention, Jun 18, 1787" ahvar)
Text A
Text B
Text C
Text D
Text E
The Constitution of the United States
Preamble
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Sep 17, 1787 Letter of the president of the Federal Convention,
to the President of Congress, trasmitting the Constitution
Sep 17, 1787 Resolution of the Federal Convention
submitting the Constitution to Congress
Sep 28, 1787 Resolution of Congress,
submitting the Constitution to the several States
Sep 28, 1789 Circular letter of the Secretary of Congress,
transmitting copy of the Constitution to the several governors
Ratification of the Constitution by the several States,
arranged in the order of their ratification
Jul 02, 1788 Resolution of Congress,
submitting ratifications of the Constitution to a committee
Sep 13, 1788 Resolution of the Congress,
fixing date for the election of a President, and
the organization of the Government under the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Resolution of the First Congress
submitting 12 amendments to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Subsequent amendments to the Constitution
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