Primary Documents in American History

A View of the Federal Hall of the City of New York, as Appeared in the Year 1797. Henry R. Robinson, Lithograph, 1847. Prints & Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-USZC4-1799

The American Revolution and The New Nation, 1763-1815

George Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief (1775)

Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Articles of Confederation (1777)

Treaty of Alliance with France (1778)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Northwest Ordinance (1787)

Constitution of the United States (1787)

Federalist Papers (1787-1788)

George Washington's First Inaugural Address (1789)

Judiciary Act of 1789 (1789)

Residence Act (1790)

Bill of Rights (1791)

Jay's Treaty (1794)

George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)

Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

Jefferson's Secret Message Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803)

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Treaty of Ghent (1814)