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Web guide with links to primary source materials related to the American Revolution and New Nation online at the Library of Congress.  Sections on each of the primary documents includes links to other sites and a bibliography for futher reading.

Documents included are:

George Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief (1775)

Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Articles of Confederation (1777)

Treaty of Alliance with France (1778)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Northwest Ordinance (1787)

Constitution of the United States (1787)

Federalist Papers (1787-1788)

George Washington's First Inaugural Address (1789)

Judiciary Act of 1789 (1789)

Residence Act (1790)

Bill of Rights (1791)

Jay's Treaty (1794)

George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)

Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

Jefferson's Secret Message Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803)

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Treaty of Ghent (1814)

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