Alexander Hamilton On the Adoption of the Constitution by Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) Delivered June 24, 1788 Delivered at the New York convention called to ratify the Constitution of the United States. I am persuaded, Mr. Chairman, that I in my ...
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Federalist #41 by James Madison GENERAL VIEW OF THE POWERS PROPOSED TO BE VESTED IN THE UNION THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity ...
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Federalist #10 by James Madison To the People of the State of New York: AMONG the numerous advantages promised by a wellconstructed Union, none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of ...
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George Washington First Inaugural Address April 30, 1789 The first president under the 1789 constitution took the oath of office in New York City on the balcony of the Senate Chamber at Federal Hall on Wall Street. Washington had been ...
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The Constitution of the United States Preamble We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of ...
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George III's Letter on the Loss of America The precise date of this letter by King George III is unknown, but it is believed that he wrote it in the 1780s. America is lost! Must we fall beneath the blow? ...
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 1777 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, WE THE DELEGATES OF THE STATES AFFIXED TO OUR NAMES SEND GREETING. WHEREAS, the Delegates of the United States of America in Congress assembled did on the fifteenth ...
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Samuel Adams Advocates American Independence Samuel Adams (1722-1803) August 1, 1776 Samuel Adams, one of the most ardent of the Founding Fathers in his desire for independence from England, delivered this speech to a numerous audience at the State House ...
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE In CongressJuly 4, 1776 The Unanimous Declaration of The Thirteen United States of America When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them ...
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The Virginia Declaration of Rights Written by George Mason (1725-1792), who Thomas Jefferson regarded as the "the wisest man of his generation," the Virginia Declaration of Rights was adopted by the Virginia Constitutional Convention on June 12, 1776. Widely copied ...
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