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James Madison Co-Author of The Federalist Papers Father of the Constitution and 4th President of the United States

Benjamin Franklin Statesman, Philosopher, Inventor 1st Postmaster General, and Creator of the Lending Library

George Washington Father of Our Country 1st President of the United States

John Adams 1st Vice President of the United States and 2nd President of the United States

Alexander Hamilton Aides-de-camp to George Washington during the war Co-author of The Federalist Papers 1st Secretary of the Treasury

History:

• A Capitol Fourth (from PBS)
  • History of the 4th
• Fourth of July Celebrations Database (via American University)
• Star Spangled Banner
• Symbols of the United States

The American Revolution:

• American Revolution, The
• American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America
  and the West Indies, 1750 - 1789
• American Revolution.org
• American Revolution Chronology (via USAHistory.info)
• Liberty! The American Revolution (via PBS)
• Patriot Resource
• Spy Letters of the American Revolution (from the University of Michigan)
• Virtual Marching History of the American Revolution (via USHistory.org)

The Documents:

• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation:
  U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875
• American Ideal of 1776: The 12 Basic American Principles
• Articles of Confederation
• Anti-Federalist Papers
• Bill of Rights
• Charters of Freedom
• Colonial Hall: Biographies of the Founding Fathers (via ColonialHall.com)
• Constitution of the United States
• Declaration of Independence
• Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774 - 1789
• Federalist Papers, The
  by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
• First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750 - 1820
• Historical Documents
• Lee Resolution

James Monroe Helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase 5th President of the United States Creator of the Monroe Doctrine

Thomas Paine Author of Common Sense

Thomas Jefferson Wrote Declaration of Independence 1st Secretary of State 3rd President of the United States

Paul Revere Silversmith, Engraver, and Midnight Ride Messenger along with William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott

Founding Fathers:

• Founding Fathers (via FoundingFathers.info)
• Founding Fathers Quotes (from MarksQuotes.com)
• George Washington
  • Farewell Address, 1796
  • First Inaugural Speech, 1789
  • George Washington Papers, 1741 - 1799
• John Adams
  • 1st Vice President of the United States
  • 2nd President of the United States
    
  • Quotations
• John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
  • John Jay Papers
• John Quincy Adams
  • 6th President of the United States
    
  • Quotations
• Thomas Jefferson
  
  • Thomas Jefferson Papers

Aaron Burr 3rd Vice President of the United States

Sons of Liberty Painted by Paul Revere.

King George III British monarch during the American Revolution

Major General Benedict Arnold

Notorious:

• Aaron Burr
  • Fought in the Battle of Quebec and Valley Forge during the Revolution
  • Election of 1800
  • 3rd Vice President of the United States
  • Shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
  • Accused of Treason
    • Broadsides Pertaining to the Burr Conspiracy
• Benedict Arnold
  • Committed treason by aiding and abetting with the British
• George III
• Loyalists and Tories
  • American Revolution, The (from AmericanRevolution.com)
  • Genealogy
  • Loyalist (from Wikipedia.com)
  • Loyalist Collections
  • Loyalist Institute
  • Loyalists Songs
  • Prince of Wales American Volunteers
  • Revolution Rejected: Canada and the American Revolution
  • Revvolutionary War: Home Front
• Sons of Liberty

Deborah Read Franklin Business Woman Benjamin Franklin's wife

Mercy Otis Warren Political Playwright and Historian

Abigail Adams 2nd First Lady Wife of John Adams and Mother of John Quincy Adams

Martha Washington 1st First Lady

Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley (aka Molly Pitcher)

Founding Mothers:

• Abigail Adams
  • 2nd First Lady , Wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams
  • Quotations
• Deborah Read Franklin
• Eliza Lucas Pinckney
• Martha Washington
  • 1st First Lady of the United States
• Mercy Otis Warren
• Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley (aka Molly Pitcher)

Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville

Colonial Life:

• A Colonial Family and Community
• Alexis de Tocqueville
  • Alexis de Tocqueville (from the French Ministry of Culture)
  • Alexis de Tocqueville (from Wikipedia.com)
  • Alexis de Tocqueville Institute (ADTI)
  • The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour: Exploring Democracy in America
  • Written by Alexis de Tocqueville
    • American Institutions and Their Influence (via Project Guttenberg)
    • Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville
      with Nassau William Seni (via Project Guttenberg)
    • Democracy in America
      • Full-text from Project Guttenberg
        • Volume 1
        • Volume 2
      • Full-text from the University of Virginia
    • Written Works in the Original French
      (via la Univerrsite de Quebec a Chicoutimi)
• American Notes: Travels in America, 1750 - 1920
• Colonial Food in Colonial Williamsburg
• Cooking in New England
• Cooking Recipes from the Colonial American Times
• Early America
  • Maps
  • Movies
  • Music
• Early Virginia Religious Petitions, 1764 - 1802
• Slaves and the Courts, 1740 - 1860

Celebrating the 4th Today:

• Fabulous Foods: 4th of July/Independence Day (via FabulousFoods.com)
• Practical Kitchen: 4th of July Recipes (via PracticalKitchen.com)

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