The American Revolutionary War
Foundations of the American republic
The Constitutional Convention
Appendices (Documents). No taxation without representation (1765)
The objections to the taxation of our American colonies considered (1765) / Soame Jenyns
The association of the Continental Congress (1774)
The necessity for taking up arms (1775)
Plain arguments for Independence [from Common Sense] (1776) / Thomas Paine
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
On the organization of the army (1778): A half-pay and pensionary establishment ; Of completing the regiments and altering their establishment / George Washington
The Articles of Confederation (1781)
The Constitution of Vermont (1777): a declaration of the rights of the inhabitants of the state of Vermont
The Federalist Papers (1787-88): The Federalist, no. 1 / Alexander Hamilton ; The Federalist, no. 14 / James Madison
The Bill of Rights (1789): [Articles I-X]
Petition by free African Americans for equality under the law (1791)
Doubts about independence (1775) / Abigail Adams
A plan of union for Protestant churches (1801)
Farewell Address (1796) / George Washington
The politics of the Louisiana Purchase (1803): letter to John Breckinridge ; Letter to Breckinridge ; Proposed Constitutional amendment / Thomas Jefferson
Against white missions among the Indians (1805) / Red Jacket.