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  • Creating the Bill of Rights, Creating the United States Exhibit

    The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, passed by Congress in 1789, became the bedrock of individual rights and liberties.

    Contributor: James Madison - Thomas Jefferson - George Washington - John Adams - Abigail Adams
    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Manuscript/Mixed Material - Map - Photo, Print, Drawing - Web Page

  • Pre-Contact America, Exploring the Early Americas

    Deals principally with the pre-contact cultures of Mesoamerica, a territory that includes most of the modern countries of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and El Salvador.

    Contributor: Aztecs - Incas - Mayas
    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Three Dimensional Object - Map - Photo, Print, Drawing - Web Page

  • Exploring the Early Americas Overview

    Features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress.

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Three Dimensional Object - Map - Photo, Print, Drawing - Manuscript/Mixed Material - Web Page

  • Explorations and Encounters, Exploring the Early Americas

    This section presents materials from the voyages of exploration of Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, and Francisco Pizarro, and material about the natives of the Americas they encountered.

    Contributor: Christopher Columbus - Hernã¡N Cortã©S - Francisco Pizarro - Taã­No - Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor
    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Three Dimensional Object - Map - Photo, Print, Drawing - Web Page

  • Creating the Declaration, Creating the United States Exhibit

    The Declaration of Independence asserted the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and the colonists' right to revolt against the British government.

    Contributor: George Washington - Thomas Jefferson - Benjamin Franklin - George Mason - James Madison - John Adams - Thomas Paine - Paul Revere
    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Manuscript/Mixed Material - Photo, Print, Drawing - Web Page

  • Creating the Constitution, Creating the United States Exhibit

    The United States Constitution was formed out of debate, compromise, and creative strategies. The outcome was a federal republic with a strong central government with state governments holding most of the power.

    Contributor: James Madison - George Washington - Alexander Hamilton - John Jay - Benjamin Franklin - Abigail Adams
    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Newspaper - Photo, Print, Drawing - Manuscript/Mixed Material - Web Page

  • Aftermath of the Encounter, Exploring the Early Americas

    The encounter between the Americas and Europe altered both civilizations. This section covers three dramatic changes: Language and Religion, Competition for Empire, and Documenting New Knowledge.

    Contributor: Sir Frances Drake - Amerigo Vespucci - Claudius Ptolemy - Alexander Von Humboldt - John Gould - Juan Ponce De LeóN
    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Three Dimensional Object - Map - Photo, Print, Drawing - Manuscript/Mixed Material - Web Page

  • Exploring the Early Americas Themes

    Exploring the Early Americas features: "Pre-Contact America;" "Explorations and Encounters;" and "Aftermath of the Encounter" themed sections.

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Book - Three Dimensional Object - Manuscript/Mixed Material - Photo, Print, Drawing - Web Page

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