The full text of the State of the Union Address which was delivered in 1981 by former President Jimmy Carter .

Text of James Madison's "Proposed Amendments to the Constitution," June 8, 1789. Madison states his reasons for the amendments in view of the anti-federalist feelings in many of the colonies. The proposal explains in Madison's own words the reasons for the widespread disapproval, especially the idea of a strong system of federalism. Madison does not propose to change the Constitution, but to amend it with the Bill of Rights.

An extensive history of the League of Nations which gives details on the many drafts that were put forward before it was formed, the founding countries and their different perspectives and problems which occurred later.

Interresting site from the University of Groningen explaining the incredible impact of machines and technology on developing resources and improving agriculture.

Text of landmark Supreme Court cases presided over by Chief Justice John Marshall, that decided questions of how to interpret the U.S. Constitution. The cases took place between 1801 and 1825.

Background information about the literature of the Colonial period in American history. Discussions of capitalism, Puritan theology, and stewardship as found in the thought and literature of the period.

This resource provides a wealth of information about the period of American literature from 1860-1914. There are eight good articles discussing the movements of realism, regionalism, and naturalism, the rise of black American literature, and more. A list of authors of the period is also included with information about each.

Essay covers from the Articles of Confederation and the problems of disunity of the new states after the Revolutionary War, internally as well as externally, to the Constitutional Convention, an attempt to address the Articles' problems. The site includes discussion on the acts and the thoughts of many of the delegates present during the drafting of the Constitution, including the compromises and plans adopted. Listed also are personages who refused to attend the convention based on their objections to centralized Federal authority and finalizing of the document with Franklin's last words. Link to specific events, men, and documents for a complete analysis of the U.S. Constitution from beginning to end.

An essay detailing early English and French exploration and settlement in the New World to challenge Spanish control.

From the University of Groningen's American history project, this page provides a detailed biography of Ethan Allen (1738-1789) complete with bibliography.

This site has information about the election and presidency of George H.W. Bush. Links within the text go to other pages with information.

Explains the wide-sweeping social programs Franklin Roosevelt introduced after taking office in 1933, and traces the development of the New Deal from Roosevelt's proposals to Congress, the Supreme Court's nullification of many of the reforms as the Agricultural Adjustment Act, to the Farm Security Administration's subsidization of farm purchases.

Read the original text of Benjamin Franklin's early proposal for unification of the colonies in common defense against the French. Proposed in 1754, Franklin's framework is considered one of the founding documents of the American republic.

Contains original text of Daniel Dulany's arguments against the Parliament's right to tax the colonies for revenue.

John Adams' response in this critical essay to the definition of the "British Empire", not an empire as other European monarchies, but a republic by constitution. Link to "Massachusettensis" for a Biography of Daniel Leonard.

The complete text of "The Rights of Man," a document Thomas Paine wrote to defend the French Revolution. Contains personal prefaces written to George Washington and to English and French readers; text of French preface has been translated into English.