- Magna Carta (1215)
- The Mayflower Compact (1620)
- 1700’s
- Give Me Liberty or Give me Death (1775)
- Articles of Confederation (1781)
- The Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Treaty of Parris (1783)
- The Virginia Plan (1787)
- US Constitution (1787)
- The Federalist Papers (1787-78)
- George Washington Inaugural Address (1789)
- US Bill of Rights (1791)
- George Washington Farewell Address (1796)
- 1800’s
- Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural Address (1801)
- The Louisiana Purchase (1803)
- Star Spangled Banner (1814)
- The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
- Indian removal (1830)
- George W. Harkins to the American People (1832)
- Rules and Regulations of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club (1845)
- Frederick Douglas speech on the Dred Scott Decision (1857)
- A House Divided (1858)
- The Emancipation Proclamation (1862-63)
Key Historical Documents of America: A Timeline
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