Background information about the literary traditions of the pre-Colonial and Colonial period. Includes information about Native American oral traditions and Native American cultures. Follow the links to the Early American era and to authors of the period and some of their works. Click on documents (years on the left) to see the important governing documents of the period including the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. If you click on "Documents," it provides dates to locate famous American documents by year. RI.11-12.9 17,18.19th Cen Historic

Overview of the many government "watchdog" agencies and regulatory commissions created to regulate or oversee business activity in order to protect public interest.

The University of Groningen provides the speech given by President Monroe to the Congress in 1823 in which he advocated the doctrine of noninterference in Europe and nonintervention by Europe in American affairs.

This resource provides information about the Stamp Act, which led to the American Revolution.

The University of Groningen provides information about the 17th century British liberal philosopher. Includes concise biographical information and a link to the text of "A Letter Concerning Toleration." Read about what part of his philosophy was adopted by Thomas Jefferson and included in the Declaration of Independence.

A brief discussion of the colonial period in the United States. Includes information on New England, the middle colonies, and the southern colonies. Also, find out about the early government, and the French and Indian War.

Comprehensive information about the colonial period of American History. Includes information about New England, colonies, government, people, The French and Indian War, and the Salem Witch Trials.

Describes the meeting of the Continental Congress during which the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Links to famous people present at the meeting.

Essay describing the attempts of Salmon Chase, the Supreme Court Chief Justice, to ensure that President Andrew Johnson received fair treatment at his impeachment trial in 1868.

This letter, from a farmer in 1767, addresses his conceerns regarding the Townshend Duties and their effect on the colonies as a whole.

Here, read a summary of the life and career of Andrew Jackson, the 7th U.S. President. Part of a larger site about Andrew Jackson's presidency.

The University of Groningen provides an excellent biography of Andrew Jackson. The details of his candidacy, election to the presidency, and his administration are important parts of this site.

This site contains an index of several articles pertaining to Andrew Jackson and his dealings with the Second Bank of the United States and his fiscal policies.

A copy of the Articles of Confederation broken down into its 13 sections. You will also find a list of the signers of the document.

The complete text of the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, ratified July 6,1775.

This bigraphy details the life of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from his childhood to his time as a lawyer and politician, particularly his time as ambassador to France.

Browse U.S. historical documents according to historical period or search documents via search engine.W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis

Here you will find the primary source text of the case and the opinions of the Supreme Court Justices in the Scott v Sandford case which ultimately ruled on the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise.

This site from the American Revolution Project discusses the state of the union at the end of the Revolutionary War and how the events of the time led to the failure of the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation.