The Declaration of Independence and Other Great Documents of American History: 1775-1865John Grafton The great documents in this important collection helped form the foundation of American democratic government. Compelling, influential, and often inspirational, they range from Patrick Henry's dramatic "Give me liberty or give me death" speech at the start of the American Revolution to Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, issued in the closing weeks of the Civil War. Also included are the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's classic rationale for rejecting allegiance to the government of King George III; the Monroe Doctrine, the cornerstone of American foreign policy; and these other landmark statements: The Constitution of the United States; James Madison's The Federalist, No. 10; George Washington's First Inaugural Address and Farewell Address; Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address; William Lloyd Garrison's Prospectus for The Liberator; Andrew Jackson's Veto of the Bank Bill; and Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, Emancipation Proclamation, and Gettysburg Address. |
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... . 1823 66 William Lloyd Garrison : The Liberator , January 1 , 1831 69 Andrew Jackson : Veto of the Bank Bill , July 10 , 1832 72 * includes all twenty - seven amendments Abraham Lincoln : First Inaugural Address , March 4 , vii.
... amendments to it before the document was presented to the whole Congress by the Committee on June 28th . On July 2 ... amended - distinct from the abstract idea of independence from Great Britain - was formally adopted by the Congress ...
... amendments — the proposed Bill of Rights — in the House of Representatives . These amendments were approved by Congress in September , 1789 , and became effective when the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia on December 15 , 1791 ...
... Amendment . * Changed by the Seventeenth Amendment . * Changed by the Seventeenth Amendment . * Changed by section 2 of the Twentieth Amendment . 12 Great Documents of American History.
... their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses , and in going to and returning from the same ; and. * Changed by section 2 of the Twentieth Amendment . ARTICLE . II . Section . 1. The executive Power The Constitution 13.
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