Braddock's Defeat by George Washington July 18, 1755 This letter, written by 23-year-old George Washington to his mother, Mary Washington, describes the battle near Pittsburgh in the French and Indian War in which the British and British Colonial forces under ...
The Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation by George Washington 1 Every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present. 2 When in company, put not your ...
How The Pilgrims Lived by Governor Edward Winslow 1621 This description of the life of the Pilgrims following the landing of the Mayflower was written as a letter by pilgrim Edward Winslow soon after the landing. During the first winter ...
The Mayflower Compact by William Bradford November 11, 1620 The Mayflower Compact was drawn up on the Mayflower, under these circumstances as described by Gov. William Bradford: "This day, before we came to harbour, observing some not well affected to ...
The Settlement Of Jamestown - 1607 by Captain John Smith This narrative is taken from the third book of the five volume "The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles: Together with The True Travels, Adventures and ...
Elizabeth I's Speech to the Troops at Tilbury This famous speech was given by British monarch Elizabeth I in 1588 as England prepared for an invasion by King Philip of Spain and his powerful Armada. Victory for the English was ...
The Colony At Roanoke by Ralph Lane 1586 The first English Colony of Roanoke, originally consisting of 100 householders, was founded in 1585, 22 years before Jamestown and 37 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, under the ultimate authority ...
The Augsburg Confession The Augsburg Confession is the founding manifesto of Protestantism. It came to be issued in 1530 after Martin Luther on October 31, 1517 nailed the 95 Theses, or arguments, against the practice of indulgences on the door ...
Ninety Five Theses (or, Disputation of Doctor Martin Lutheron the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences)October 31, 1517 Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light,the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg,under the presidency ...
Magna Carta (or, The Great Charter of King John) Granted June 15, 1215 1. That the Church of England shall be free, and have her whole rights, and her liberties inviolable; and we will have them so observed, that it may ...
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