| 1607-1775 Colonial | 1. The Social Contract (Rousseau 1763)
2. The Declaration of Independence (1776)
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| 1776-1781 Independence | 3. The Wealth of Nations (1776) – External Link.
4. The Articles of Confederation (1777)
5. Code Duello (1777) – External Link |
| 1781-1787 New Government | 6. The U.S. Constitution (1787) |
| 1787-1829 Dueling Economies | 7. Bill of Rights (1791)
8. Washington’s Farewell Address (1796)
9. Talmadge Amendment (1819)
10. The Missouri Compromise (1820)
11. Calhoun Nullification speech (1831) – External Link |
| 1830-1835 Second Awakening | 12. First Edition of The Liberator (1831) |
| 1835-1848 Manifest Destiny | 13. Declaration of Mexican War (1846)
14. The Wilmot Proviso (1846) |
| 1848-1861 Broken Union | 15. Compromise of 1850
16. JH Thornwell Rights and Duties of Masters sermon (1850) – External Link
17. Sojourner Truth Ain’t I A Woman lecture (1851) – External Link
18. Fred Douglas 4th of July speech (1852) – External Link
19. Kansas-Nebraska Act – External Link
20. Sumner Crime Against Kansas speech (1856) – External Link
21. Dred Scott ruling (1857) – External Link
22. Popular Sovereignty (Douglas 1858)
23. JH Hammond Cotton Is King speech (1858) – External Link
24. The Oregon Constitution (1859)
25. Census populations: North vs. South 1820/1830/1840/1850/1860– External Link
26. Lincoln Cooper Union speech (1860) – External Link
27. The Republican Party Platform (1860)
28. Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address
29. William Booth Salvation Army speech (1861) – External Link
30. Mary Chestnut Diary (1861-65) – External Link |