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Constitution Teacher Guide [PDF/119k]
Primary Source Analysis Tools
 Philadelphia map with State House, 1752 PDF version (283k) |
 Philadelphia Statehouse, 1778 PDF version (1.25Mb) |
 The Diaries of George Washington. Vol. V. July 1786-December 1789
PDF version (346k) |
 Newspaper article, 1787
PDF version (338k) |
 Alexander Hamilton's speech notes PDF version (513k) |
 Constitution with Washington's handwritten notes, 1787 PDF version (2.99Mb) |
 Washington's letter presenting the Constitution, 1787 PDF version (349k) |
 U.S. Constitution as originally adopted PDF version (3.87Mb) |
 Boston Gazette, Nov. 26, 1787 PDF version (1.06Mb) |
 The Foundation of American Government – Hintermeister PDF version (152k) |
 Scene from signing of the Constitution PDF version (1.19Mb) |
 Jefferson's chart of state votes, 1788
PDF version (627k) |
 Jefferson's notes on the Constitution, 1788 PDF version (830k) |
 Songsheet -The Constitution! PDF version (253k) |
 Constitutional Centennial March, 1887 PDF version (1.14Mb) |
 Broadside of Bill of Rights
PDF version (243k) |
 Coolidge speech on duty of government, 1920 RealAudio | WAV PDF version |
Harding speech on Americanism, 1920 RealAudio | WAV PDF version |
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