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Unit 3—A New Nation (1763-1791)
Chapter 9: The Thirteen Colonies Rebel (1763-1776)
Chapter 10: Americans Win Independence (1776-1787)
Chapter 11: Creating the Constitution (1786-1791)
Chapter 9
The Boston Tea Party
Brief account of the protest. Part of a site dealing with the causes and early battles of the American Revolution.
Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
Exhibition of various drafts of the Declaration of Independence and associated documents, presented by the Library of Congress
Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
Background information about the Declaration of Independence and a chronology of the events surrounding its writing, with links to the
complete text of the document and other related sites
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Links to letters, quotations, inaugural addresses, and other texts by Jefferson, as well as biographical material and related resources
Chapter 10
Historic Valley Forge
Variety of resources dealing with the camp at Valley Forge, including the full text of a letter in which General Washington requests aid for his troops
History Comes Alive in Valley Forge
Account of the experiences of Washington and his soldiers at Valley Forge, as well as what can be seen at the site today
Marquis de Lafayette--French Soldier & Statesman
Biography of the French general, with links to information about other leaders of the time
General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Biography of the German general who helped train the American soldiers at Valley Forge
The Treaty of Paris
Complete text of the treaty that confirmed U.S. independence
Complete text of the Articles of Confederation for those who want to compare the Articles with the Constitution
Archiving Early
America
Diversity of material about 18th-century America--with a particular emphasis on original historic documents--providing essential background for the chapter and section
Early U.S. Republic
Texts of the Land Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, and other historical documents, plus links to related sites, provided by Mississippi State University's Historical Text Archive
Chapter 11
To Form a More Perfect Union
Library of Congress site providing background on the Continental Congress, the problems with the Articles of Confederation, and the drafting of the Constitution
The Indispensable Mr. Jay
Concise biography of John Jay
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