Historical Documents

Below is a listing of historical documents which may be useful for research and class discussions. They are provided from sources in the public domain and as such we do not guarrantee their accuracy.

US Historical Documents

• US Declaration of Independence
• US Bill of Rights
• US Constitution

US Presidential Speeches

• President George Washington's Inaugural Address
• President Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
• President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
• President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address
• President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

Canadian Historical Documents

• The Royal Proclamation (1763)
• The Quebec Act (1774)
• The Paris Peace Treaty (1783)
• Declaration of Saint-Ours (1837)
• Proclamation to the People of Upper Canada (1837)
• Lord Durham's Report (1838)

Case Studies / Images / Audio

• The Amistad Case
• The Black Hills Treaty
• Lincoln Assasination Report
• Air Raid on Pearl Harbour / Roosevelt's Day of Infamy Speech
• The Japanese Surrender Document
• President John F. Kennedy at the Berlin Wall
• Resignation of President Nixon

Other Documents

• The Magna Carta