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This reference work presents 27 key documents from the historic origins of the United States government through its subsequent expansion and evolution. The book is divided into five sections, the first of which is an introductory essay about American democracy. Section II includes three documents that laid the foundation for America's government: the Magna Carta, the 1628 Petition of Right, and England's Bill of Rights. The third section presents 13 core documents, such as the Mayflower Compact, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section IV provides 11 documents of America's territorial expansion, from the Treaty of Paris through the Louisiana Purchase Treaty and the Alaska Treaty and Hawaii Resolution. The final section is an essay about the future of democracy. There are 12 useful appendices.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Section I. The Introduction
1. American Democracy
Eric Barr, John Baird, and Taylor Rankin
Section II. Foundation
2. Magna Carta ( June 15, 1215)
King John of England
3. Petition of Right (May 27, 1628)
Parliament of England
4. Bill of Rights (December 16, 1689)
Parliament of England
Section III. Core Documents
5. Mayflower Compact (November 21, 1620)
Pilgrims of the New World
6. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ( January 14, 1639)
Colony Council
7. Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (October 14, 1774)
Continental Congress
8. Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms ( July 6, 1775)
Continental Congress
9. Virginia Declaration of Rights ( June 12, 1776)
House of Burgesses
10. Declaration of Independence ( July 4, 1776)
Continental Congress
11. Constitution of Massachusetts ( June 15, 1780)
State Constitutional Convention Representatives
12. Articles of Confederation (March 1, 1781)
Congress of the Confederation
13. Constitution of the United States (September 17, 1787)
Congress of the Confederation
14. Bill of Rights (December 15, 1791)
United States Congress
15. Other Amendments to the Constitution of the United States (February 7, 1795, to May 7, 1992)
United States Congress
16. Civil Rights Act ( July 2, 1964)
United States Congress
17. Voting Rights Act (August 6, 1965)
United States Congress
Section IV. Territory
18. Treaty of Paris (September 3, 1783)
Congress of the Confederation
19. Land Ordinance (May 20, 1785)
Congress of the Confederation
20. Northwest Ordinance ( July 13, 1787)
Congress of the Confederation
21. Louisiana Purchase Treaty (April 30, 1803)
United States Congress
22. Transcontinental Treaty (February 22, 1819)
United States Congress
23. Resolution for the Annexation of Texas (March 1, 1845)
United States Congress
24. Oregon Treaty ( June 15, 1846)
United States Congress
25. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (February 2, 1848)
United States Congress
26. Gadsden Purchase Treaty (December 30, 1853)
United States Congress
27. Alaska Treaty (March 30, 1867)
United States Congress
28. Hawaii Resolution ( July 7, 1898)
United States Congress
Section V. The Future
29. The Future of Democracy
Robert M. Gates
Appendices
A. Original Thirteen British Colonies
B. States and Their Dates of Admission to the Union
C. Presidents of the United States
D. Formal Declarations of War by the United States
E. Number of Governmental Units in the United States
F. United States Voting Rights History
G. Major Cases in Supreme Court History
H. Local Government Historical Document
I. Abbreviations and Acronyms
J. Glossary
K. State Library Resource Directory
L. National Resource Directory
Bibliography
Index
