US Documents

Declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms, July 6, 1775
The Declaration of Independence
Declaration and resolves of the first Continental Congress
Treaty of Paris
Articles of Confederation
Letter of transmittal of the Completed US Constitution to the Congress
US Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Amendments
US Constitution in PDF format
Constitution of the Confederate States of America
      Commentary upon the Constitution of the Confederate States of America
The Emancipation Proclamation

Background documents

The Magna Carta
Constitution of the Iroquois Nation
Common Sense by Thomas Paine (text at vt.edu)
The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine (text at vt.edu)
Second Treatise of Government by John Locke (text at Wiretap)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (text at Wiretap)
Events on the 4th of July

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