American History Documents

America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

George Mason's Objections, Page 2

This is the second page of George Mason's objections to the U.S. Constitution which he would not sign because it lacked a Bill of Rights. He set-fort...

George Mason's Objections, Page 3

This is the third page of George Mason's objections to the U.S. Constitution which he would not sign because it lacked a Bill of Rights. He set-forth...

George Washington - Commission as Commander in Chief

George Washington became the Colonials' Commander-in-Chief in 1775. His Commission, a key document from America's Revolutionary Era, depicts his offic...

George Washington's Handwritten Inaugural

Click on the image for a larger view. On the 14th of April, 1789, Charles Thomson - the secretary of Congress - had a very important trip to make.&nb...

George W. Bush - Address to a Joint Session of the 107th Congress

Nine days after the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush addresses a joint session of the 107th Congress. He pledges to defend America's fre...