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Peer reviewedPotter, Lee Ann – Social Education, 2005
This article explores the drafting of the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution is the longest-lasting written national constitution in the world. Its four parchment pages serve as the blueprint for a government under which more than 290 million Americans live. It holds great significance for the American people and for others…
Descriptors: Archives, United States History, Constitutional Law, United States Government (Course)
Rhodehamel, John H. – 1987
Through an exploration of essential documents and writings that led to and derived from the creation of the U.S. Constitution, this book chronicles U.S. history from 1775 to 1791. Major sections include: (1) the origins of the Constitution; (2) America in 1787; (3) the grand federal convention; (4) ratification of the Constitution; (5) the first…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Governmental Structure, Letters (Correspondence), Primary Sources
Download full textTraill, David – 2001
Prior to and during the Civil War, the North and the South differed greatly in the resources they could use. Documents held by the National Archives can aid in understanding the factors that influenced the eventual outcome of the War Between the States. After Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, the South seceded because they believed…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Civil War (United States), Letters (Correspondence), National Standards
