References\/Resources (clink on the link below)<\/p>\n
Statutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1774 – 1789: Continental Congress to Constitutional Convention (Library of Congress)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 1789 – 1950: U.S. Statutes at Large (Library of Congress)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 1951 – 2011: U.S. Statutes at Large (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Statutes at Large (Legisworks.org)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Legisworks.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Congressional Timeline of over 900 laws (Dirksen Congressional Center)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Treaties and Foreign Affairs:<\/strong><\/p>\n U.S. Treaties (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Foreign Relations Series pre-1945 (State Department Office of the House Historian)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Foreign Relations Series 1945 – 1988 (State Department Office of the Historian)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Primary Sources – founding fathers and mothers<\/strong><\/p>\n Correspondence between founding fathers and mothers (National Archives)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Papers of the founding fathers and mothers (The American Founding Era – U. of Virginia)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Federalist Papers (Library of Congress)\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n George Washington’s papers (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n John Adams’ papers (National Archives)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n John Adams’ Novanglus Essays \u00a0(published in the Boston Gazette 1774-1775)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n John Adams and the Massachusetts Constitution (Mass Historical Society)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Thomas Jefferson’s papers (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Thomas Jefferson’s papers (Princeton University)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Jefferson’s book collection (Library of Congress)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Thomas Jefferson’s catalog (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n James Madison’s papers (University of Virginia)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Dolley Madison’s papers (University of Virginia)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Abraham Lincoln’s papers (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Benjamin Franklin’s papers (National Archives)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Benjamin Franklin’s papers and publications (Library of Congress)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Alexander Hamilton’s papers (National Archives)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Alexander Hamilton’s papers (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Alexander Hamilton antiquaria (Kaller collection)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Primary Sources – historic documents<\/strong><\/p>\n The Constitutional Convention<\/strong><\/p>\n Con<\/strong><\/a>tinental Congress and Constitutional Convention (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Farrand’s Records of the Federal Convention of 1787<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Journal of the Constitutional Convention kept by James Madison (edited by E. H. Scott)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Madison’s Notes on the Constitutional Convention<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Journal, Acts and Proceedings of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia which formed the Constitution of the United States<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Notes of Rufus King on the Constitutional Convention<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention assembled in Philadelphia for the purpose of forming the Constitution (from the notes of Robert Yates)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Virginia Plan presented by Edmund Randolph<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The New Jersey Plan presented by William Patterson<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Alexander Hamilton’s Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Charles Pickney’s Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Consource.org<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Ratification<\/strong><\/p>\n Elliot’s Debates (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Ratification debates (Center for the Study of the American Constitution)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Popular culture and ratification (Center for the Study of the American Constitution)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Illustrations appearing in newspapers during the ratification debates (Center for the Study of the American Constitution)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Political humor in the ratification debate (Center for the Study of the American Constitution)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n New York Ratification Exhibit (NY Historical Society)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Other primary sources<\/strong><\/p>\n First Congress Project (George Washington University)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n American Memory Project (Library of Congress)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n American State Papers 1789 – 1838 (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Avalon Project of primary sources (Yale University)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 100 Milestone Documents in American History (Ourdocuments.gov)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Shaping the Constitution (Library of Virginia)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Primary documents in American History (Library of Congress)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Docsteach.org (National Archives)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Documents for the study of American History (AMDOCS)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n American History project – from Revolution to Reconstruction<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n America’s Homepage<\/a>\u00a0– historical documents<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n