American History Documents

This poem (noted in the document as "Lines") celebrates the life of the much-loved Confederate Lt. General Thomas J. ("Stonewall") Jackson.  His ...

John Randolph (1773-1833), from Virginia, opposed admitting Missouri as a "free" state not because he approved of slavery but because he disapproved o...

This book, by the Pearl-Harbor historian Gordon W. Prange and his co-authors Donald M Goldstein and Katherine V Dillon, tells the story of the Decembe...

On the 14th of October, 1774, the First Continental Congress declared their opposition to Parliament’s Coercive (Intolerable) Acts. This excerpt...

Image of the Declaration of Independence as it originally appeared in the Pennsylvania Packet in its issue of Monday, July 8, 1776. This facsimile sh...

This image depicts one of the pages of Thomas Jefferson's original rough draft of the Declaration of Independence.  It reflects edits by Benjamin...

This page, of Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence, continues the colonies’ grievances against Britain.  "He,"...

This image depicts the final page of Thomas Jefferson’s draft Declaration of Independence, including edits made by members of the “Committ...

Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet was one of Colonial America's most-influential newspapers.  Its lead story - on July 8, 1776 - was the announcement ...

The Declaration of Independence - written by Thomas Jefferson and edited, principally, by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams - is depicted here, in its ...

This facsimile image depicts the signatures of the individuals who signed the Declaration of Independence. Click on the image for a better view.

The "Female Department," of the Mechanic's Advocate, expresses disaste for women who seek equal treatment and the right to vote: They [suffragists]...