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Magna Carta
Magna Carta 1297
Patrick Henry in the House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry in the House of Burgesses 5/30/1765 (artwork 1852)
Continental Congress
Continental Congress' Declaration of Rights and Grievances against Great Britain 10/14/1774
Voting Record of the Constitutional Convention
Voting Record of the Constitutional Convention 1787
Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance 7/13/1787
New York
New York's Ratification of the Constitution with Proposed Amendments ca. 1788
The Twenty-Seventh Amendment, as Included in the Original Bill of Rights
The Twenty-Seventh Amendment, as Included in the Original Bill of Rights 7/25/1789
House Journal of the First Session of the First Congress
House Journal of the First Session of the First Congress 8/21/1789
Change to the Preamble to the Bill of Rights
Change to the Preamble to the Bill of Rights 8/25/1789
Motions A-D Proposing Amendments to the Constitution that Failed
Motions A-D Proposing Amendments to the Constitution that Failed 9/7/1789
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