CCD   HISTORY 201 - History of United States 1

Northwest Territory Alliance
http://www.nwta.com/main.html
This Revolutionary Era reenactment organization site contains several links and is an interesting look at historical reenactment.

Biographies of the Founding Fathers
http://www.colonialhall.com/
This site provides information about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence and includes a trivia section.

Several Federalist Papers with Special Reference to the Government's Power to Tax
http://www.taxhistory.org/federalists/
The Federalist Papers, a series of 85 essays designed to encourage ratification of the United States Constitution, provide important insight about the history of U.S. federal taxation.

The Federalist Papers
http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/federalist/
A collection of the most important Federalist Papers, a series of documents designed to convince people to support the new Constitution.

The Constitution and the Amendments
http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html
A searchable site to the Constitution, especially useful for its information about the Bill of Rights and other constitutional amendments.

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html
The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles) and the Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most broadsides are one page in length; others range from 2 to 28 pages.

The Electoral College
http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/index.html
This National Archives and Records Administration site explains how the electoral college works.

George Washington Papers
http://www.virginia.edu/~gwpapers/
Information on the publishing project, with selected documents, essays, and an index of the published volumes.

George Washington at Home
http://www.mountvernon.org/
Pictures and documents of Mount Vernon, the home of the first president, George Washington.

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html
This site, "the complete George Washington Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 65,000 documents. This is the largest collection of original Washington documents in the world."

White House Historical Association
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha/default.asp
This site contains a timeline of the history of the White House and several interesting photos and links.

John Adams
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/ja2.html
This site contains biographical information about the second president, his inaugural address, and links to his more quotable phrases.

Thomas Jefferson
http://www.pbs.org/jefferson/
A companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service series on Jefferson, especially important because it contains a fine collection of other people's view of Jefferson.

Some Writings of Thomas Jefferson
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9061/USA/early/jeff.html
This site features many of Jefferson's noted writings as well as some that are less well known.

Thomas Jefferson on Politics and Government
http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/
Selected quotations from Jefferson that reveal a strong libertarian bent make up this topical Web site.

Thomas Jefferson Online Resources at the University of Virginia
http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/
Mr. Jefferson's University—the University of Virginia—houses this site with numerous online resources about Jefferson and his times.

The Jefferson Bibliography Database
http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/bibliog/
This invaluable site compiles and annotates a bibliography of works on Jefferson from 1826 to 1990.

Lewis and Clark PBS Web Site from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
This is a companion site to Ken Burns' documentary containing a timeline of the expedition, a collection of related links, a bibliography, and over 800 minutes of unedited, full-length RealPlayer interviews with seven experts featured in the film.

Zebulon Pike: Hard-Luck Explorer or Successful Spy?
http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/Circa1804/WestwardExpansion/EarlyExplorers/ZebulonPike.htm
Part of the Louis and Clark Journey of Discovery site, this article describes the short career of Zebulon Pike.

The Trial of Arron Burr
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/burr/burr.htm

Presidents

by Date of Service

1789-1850 George Washington (1789-97) John Adams (1797-1801) Thomas Jefferson (1801-09) James Madison (1809-17) James Monroe (1817-25) John Quincy Adams (1825-29) Andrew Jackson (1829-37) Martin Van Buren (1837-41) William Henry Harrison (1841) John Tyler (1841-45) James Polk (1845-49) Zachary Taylor (1849-50)	1789-1850 Dolley Madison Martha Dandridge Custis Washington Abigail Smith Adams Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson Dolley Payne Todd Madison Elizabeth Kortright Monroe Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams Rachel Donelson Jackson Hannah Hoes Van Buren Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison Letitia Christian Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor
1850-1901 Millard Fillmore (1850-53) Franklin Pierce (1853-57) James Buchanan (1857-61) Abraham Lincoln (1861-65) Andrew Johnson (1865-69) Ulysses S. Grant (1869-77) Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-81) James A. Garfield (1881) Chester A. Arthur (1881-85) Grover Cleveland (1885-89) Benjamin Harrison (1889-93) Grover Cleveland (1893-97) William McKinley (1897-1901)	1850-1901 Abigail Powers Fillmore Jane Means Appleton Pierce Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Eliza McCardle Johnson Julia Dent Grant Lucy Ware Webb Hayes Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur Frances Folsom Cleveland Caroline Lavina Scott Harrison Frances Folsom Cleveland Ida Saxton McKinley

Roots of the US Constitution

• Magna Carta, 1215

• Mayflower Compact; November 11, 1620

• Fundamental Orders of January 14, 1639

• Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven, June 4, 1639

• Agreement of the Settlers at Exeter in New Hampshire, 1639

• The Combinations of the Inhabitants Upon the Piscataqua River for Government, October 22, 1641

• The Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England; May 19, 1643

• Government of New Haven Colony; October 27 - November 6, 1643

• The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina : March 1, 1669

• The Fundamental Constitutions for the Province of East New Jersey in America, Anno Domini 1683

• English Bill of Rights, 1689

• Penn's Charter of Libertie - April 25, 1682

• Frame of Government of Pennsylvania - May 5, 1682

• Frame of Government of Pennsylvania - February 2, 1683

• Frame of Government of Pennsylvania - 1696
  
  Revolution and Independence
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• Albany Plan of Union 1754

• Resolutions of the Congress of 1765

• Declarations and Resolves of the First Continental Congress; 1774

• The Articles of Association; October 20, 1774

• The Mecklenburgh Resolutions : May 20, 1775

• The Charlotte Town Resolves; May 31, 1775

• Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms : July 6, 1775

• Resolution of Secrecy Adopted by the Continental Congress, November 9, 1775

• Constitution of New Hampshire - January 5, 1776

• Constitution of South Carolina - March 26, 1776

• Preamble and Resolution of the Virginia Convention, May 15, 1776

• Draft Constitution for Virginia; June 1776

• Lee's Resolution; June 7, 1776

• Virginia Declaration of Rights; June 12, 1776

• The Constitution of Virginia; June 29, 1776

• Constitution of New Jersey; July 2, 1776

• Declaration of Independence; July 4, 1776

• Constitution of Delaware; September 10, 1776

• Constitution of Pennsylvania - September 28, 1776

• Constitution of Maryland; November 11, 1776

• Constitution of North Carolina; December 18, 1776

• Constitution of Georgia; February 5, 1777

• Constitution of New York; April 20, 1777

• Constitution of Vermont; July 8, 1777

• Constitution of South Carolina; March 19, 1778

• Articles of Confederation; 1781

• Constitution of Vermont; July 4, 1786

• The Annapolis Convention; September 11, 1786

• Report of Proceedings in Congress; February 21, 1787

• Northwest Ordinance July 13, 1787
  
  Credentials of the Members of the Federal Convention
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• State of Connecticut; May 2, 1787

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts; April 9, 1787

• State of New Hampshire; June 27, 1787

• State of New Jersey; June 5, 1787

• State of New York; March 6, 1787

• State of Pennslyvania; March 28, 1787
  
  The Constitutional Convention
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• Variant Texts of the Virginia Plan, Presented by Edmund Randolph to the Federal Convention, May 29, 1787. Text A.

• Variant Texts of the Virginia Plan, Presented by Edmund Randolph to the Federal Convention, May 29, 1787. Text B.

• Variant Texts of the Virginia Plan, Presented by Edmund Randolph to the Federal Convention, May 29, 1787. Text C.

• The Plan of Charles Pinckney (South Carolina), Presented to the Federal Convention, May 29, 1787

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by William Patterson, ( N. J. ) to the Federal Convention, June 15, 1787. Text A

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by William Patterson, ( N. J. ) to the Federal Convention, June 15, 1787. Text B

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by William Patterson, ( N. J. ) to the Federal Convention, June 15, 1787. Text C

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by Alexander Hamilton to the Federal Convention, June 18, 1787. Text. A

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by Alexander Hamilton to the Federal Convention, June 18, 1787. Text. B

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by Alexander Hamilton to the Federal Convention, June 18, 1787. Text. C

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by Alexander Hamilton to the Federal Convention, June 18, 1787. Text. D

• Variant Texts of the Plan Presented by Alexander Hamilton to the Federal Convention, June 18, 1787. Text. E

• Madison's Notes on Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787

• Constitution as Recorded in Madison's Notes; September 12, 1787

• Notes of Alexander Hamilton in the Federal Convention of 1787

• Notes of Rufus King in the Federal Convention of 1787

• Notes of Major William Pierce (Georgia) in the Federal Convention of 1787

• Papers of Dr. James McHenry on the Federal Convention of 1787

• Notes of William Paterson in the Federal Convention of 1787

• Notes of the Secret Debates of the Federal Convention of 1787, Taken by the Late Hon Robert Yates, Chief Justice of the State of New York, and One of the Delegates from That State to the Said Convention

• United States Constitution
  
  
  Ratification and Formation of the Government
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• Letter of the President of the Federal Convention, Dated September 17, 1787, to the President of Congress, Transmitting the Constitution.

• Resolution of the Federal Convention Submitting the Constitution to Congress, September 17, 1787

• Resolution of Congress of September 28, 1787, Submitting the Constitution To the Several States.

• Circular Letter of the Secretary of Congress, Dated September 28, 1787, Transmitting Copy of the Constitution to the Several Governors.

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware; December 7, 1787

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania; December 12, 1787

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Jersey; December 18, 1787

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Georgia; January 2, 1788

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Connecticut; January 8, 1788

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts; February 6, 1788

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Maryland; April 28, 1788.

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina; May 23, 1788.

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire; June 21, 1788

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia; June 26, 1788.

• Resolution of Congress, Dated July 2, 1788, Submitting Ratifications of the Constitution to a Committee

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York; July 26, 1788

• Resolution of the Congress, of September 13, 1788, Fixing Date for Election of a President, and the Organization of the Government Under the Constitution, in the City of New York.

• Resolution of the First Congress Submitting Twelve Amendments to the Constitution; March 4, 1789

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina; November 21, 1789

• Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Rhode Island; May 29, 1790.

• The Federalist Papers

• Declaration of the Rights of Man; 1789

• Virginia Resolution 1798

• Kentucky Resolutions : Draft - October 1798

• Kentucky Resolution - 1799