Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: A Century of Law Making for a New Nation
This site provides a collection of U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 to 1873.
Digital History
Digital History: Antislavery Timeline
A timeline of actions tied to the prohibition of or ending of slavery from the meeting of the Continental Congress in 1774 to John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859.
Library of Congress
Loc: Creating a Constitution
A brief article on the efforts of Charles Pinckney along with others to amend The Articles of Confederation. Includes links to original text of unsuccessful amendments to The Articles of Confederation
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Intolerable Acts
Find the response by the British Parliament to the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor. So many laws were enacted that the colonists lumped them together and called them the Intolerable Acts.
Library of Congress
Loc: Incorporating the Western Territory
A discussion of the process the congress went through in determining what would happen to the territory west of the original thirteen states. Read the final provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Library of Congress
Loc: Arthur st.clair (1736 1818)
A brief description of the military career of Arthur St.Clair, including his roles in the American Revolution and against the Indians in the Northwest Territory.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Thomson
Charles Thomson (November 29, 1729 - August 16, 1824) was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress (1774-1789) throughout its existence.
Library of Congress
Loc: Henry Knox (1750 1806)
This website offers a brief biography of Henry Knox.