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Magna Carta, 1215
 
Christopher Columbus' Letter to Luis de Sant Angel Announcing His Discovery, 1493
 
First Virginia Charter, 1606
 
Second Virginia Charter, 1609
 
Mayflower Compact, 1620
 
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, 1701
 
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry, 1775
 
 
Declaration of Independence, 1776
 
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 1777
 
United States Constitution, 1787
 
"Petition from the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery" by Benjamin Franklin, 1790
 
Bill of Rights and Later Amendments, 1791 and on
 
Farewell Address of President George Washington, 1796
 
"The Star Spangled Banner" (a.k.a. "The Defence of Fort McHenry") by Francis Scott Key, 1814
 
Monroe Doctrine, 1823 [Version 2]
 
Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, 1861
 
Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
 
Gettysburg Address, 1863
 
"American's Creed" by William Tyler Page, 1917
 
Pledge of Allegiance, 1954
 
 
 
 
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