The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)Chapter 2:
Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self GovernmentWeb Links
| Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 | | 277 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.
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline.html
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| Timeline—America during the Age of Revolution, 1764-1775 | | This time line, found on the Library of Congress website, is drawn largely from the work of Richard B. Morris, in particular his Encyclopedia of American History.
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline.html
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| Declaration of Independence | | From the National Archives, this site has a searchable version of the Declaration.
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http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html
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| Declaration of Independence | | The Declaration's history is separately outlined in the National Archives "The Declaration of Independence: Our National Treasure" site.
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http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/treasure/index.html
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| The American Constitution—A Documentary Record | | The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School houses this incredible collection of documents tracing the origins of the U.S. Constitution. This collection begins with the Magna Carta and is organized in four sections: The Roots of the Constitution, Revolution and Independence, The Constitutional Convention, and Ratification and Formation of the Government.
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http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/constpap.asp
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| The Federalist Papers | | All the papers online with a search box.
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http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp
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| Andrew Jackson Biography | | A site that focuses on Andrew Jackson and his role in shaping U.S. politics.
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http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/aj7/about/bio/jackxx.htm
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| The Constitution of the United States | | A searchable database. Original language of 1787 is highlighted to link students to revised language from later constitutional amendments.
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http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html
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| The Bill of Rights | | A separate treatment of the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
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http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html
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| James Madison, The Federalist No. 10 | | See also The Federalist No. 51; or substitute the chosen document number in these URLs to obtain the desired document.
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http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm
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| James Madison, The Federalist No. 10 | | See also The Federalist No. 51; or substitute the chosen document number in these URLs to obtain the desired document.
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http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa51.htm
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