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Declaration of the War of 1812
Date:1812 Annotation: Newspaper articles Document: The Folly of Joining the Army New York Evening Post, 24 January 1812 “Tricks…
Jefferson’s letter to Meriwether Lewis
Date:1803 Annotation: To gather information about the geography, natural resources, wildlife, and peoples of Louisiana, President Jefferson dispatched…
Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Date:1803 Annotation: In 1800, Spain secretly ceded the Louisiana territory–the area stretching from Canada to the Gulf Coast…
Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address
Date:1801 Annotation: Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States on March 4, 1801, after being…
Kentucky Resolution
Date:1799 Annotation: Kentucky Resolution, adopted in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. Document: RESOLUTIONS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE…
Sedition Act
Date:1798 Annotation: Sedition Act of 1798 Document: SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…
Washington’s Farewell Address
Author: George Washington Date:1796 Annotation: By 1796 Washington was in a position to retire gracefully. He…
Treaty of Greenville
Date:1795 Annotation: A treaty between Native Americans and the United States to end war between each other. Document: A…
The Jay Treaty of 1794
Date:1794 Annotation: The Jay Treaty of 1794 solved many issues between the United States and Great Britain that…
Opinion on Renouncing the Treaties with France
Author: Thomas Jefferson Date:1793 Annotation: Jefferson’s opinion on renouncing treaties with France. Document: I proceed, in compliance with…
Proclamation of Neutrality
Date:1793 Annotation: Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality in the war between Britain and France. Document: A Proclamation Whereas it appears…
Fugitive Slave Law of 1793
Date:1793 Annotation: The Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 opposed almost every idea set forth by the Constitution. The…
Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport
Date:1790 Annotation: Washington’s letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport. Document: George Washington August, 1790 Gentlemen: While I received…
Memorandum on a Colony in Africa for Manumitted Slaves
Author: James Madison Date:1789 Annotation: Memorandum on a Colony in Africa for Manumitted Slaves Document: Without enquiring into…
Judiciary Act of 1789
Date:1789 Annotation: An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States. Document: SECTION 1. Be it enacted…
Address of the Senate to President George Washington
Date:1789 Annotation: Address of the Senate to Presdient George Washington. Document: SIR: We, the Senate of the United States,…