Creating the United States

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Temple of Liberty (86)

Temple of Liberty Preserved by Concord
Temple of Liberty. New York: Jared Bell, 1834. Woodcut. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (86)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-17520]

James Madison (107.04.00)

James Madison
James Madison, 4th President of the United States. New York: H.R. Robinson. Color lithograph, [between 1836 and 1842]. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (107.04.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca.24329]

English Declaration of Rights (108.00.04)

English Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Rights in Anno Regni Gulielmi et Mariæ Regis & Reginæ Angliæ, Scotia, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, Primo. London: Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, 1689. Law Library, Library of Congress (108.00.02)
[Digital ID # us0108_04]

American Liberty as Goddess of Youth

American Liberty as Goddess of Youth
Edward Savage. Liberty in the Form of the Goddess of Youth, Giving Support to the Bald Eagle. Philadelphia: Edward Savage, June 11, 1796. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (131.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-13641]

Amendments (084.03.00)

Amendments
Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New York . . . . New York: Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1789. Law Library, Library of Congress (084.03.00)
[Digital ID 0084_03]

Federal Hall, Wall Street, and Trinity Church in New York (073.04.00)

Federal Hall, Wall Street, and Trinity Church in New York
Sidney L. Smith. Federal Hall, after Amos Doolittle, 1899. Engraving. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (073.04.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca-23665]

Jefferson Sees a Need for a Bill of Rights (079.02.00)

Jefferson Sees a Need for a Bill of Rights
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to David Humphreys, March 18, 1789. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (079.02.00)
[Digital ID # us0079_02]

Religious Rights Endangered in Virginia (076.02.00)

Religious Rights Endangered in Virginia
Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, August 20, 1785. Manuscript, partly in cipher. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (076.02.00)
(Digital ID # us0076_02)

The Washington Family (074.02.00)

The Washington Family
Edward Savage. The Washington Family, George Washington, His Lady and Her Two Grandchildren by the Name of Custis. Hand colored engraving. Philadelphia: E. Savage and Robert Wilkinson. London: 1798. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (074.02.00)
[Digital ID # pga-02650]

Creating the Bill of Rights  |  Formation of Political Parties

George Washington, Commander in Chief (021.01.00)

George Washington, Commander in Chief
Charles Bathazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin. George Washington. Charcoal on tinted paper, ca. 1800. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (021.01.00) [Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-11597]

The First Bank of the United States (54.00.04)

First Bank of the United States
William Birch. Bank of the United States with a View of Third St. Philadelphia, from The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, As it Appeared in the Year 1800. . . . Hand-colored engraving. Springland, Pennsylvania: William Birch and Son, 1800. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (54.00.04)
[Digital ID# us0054_06]

Amending the Constitution (81.1)

Amending the Constitution
Roger Sherman. Draft Report of a Special Committee of Congress, ca. July 21, 1789. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (81.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0081_1; us0081]

Support for Amendments as Political Diversion (81.01.00)

Support for Amendments as Political Diversion
Letter from Samuel Johnston to James Madison, July 8, 1789. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (81.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0081_01p1]

Amending the Body of the Constitution (82.1)

Amending the Body of the Constitution
Congress of the United States, in the House of Representatives, . . . [Report] from the Committee of Eleven. New York: Thomas Greenleaf, 1789. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (82.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0082_1; us0082]

Warning of Prematurely Amending Constitution (82.01.00)

Warning of Prematurely Amending Constitution
Letter from Richard Peters to James Madison, July 5, 1789. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (82.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0082_01p1]

Senate Treats Amendments Contemptuously (83)

Senate Treats Amendments Contemptuously
William Maclay. Journal, August 25, 1789. Manuscript. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (83.00.00)
[Digital ID# us0083 us0083_5]

Madison Calls for Amending the Constitution

Madison Calls for Amending the Constitution
James Madison, Speech in Congress, June 8, 1789, in New York Daily Advertiser, June 12, 1789. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (83.01.00)
[DigitalID#us_int0001]

Honoring George Washington at his death (83.02.00)

Honoring George Washington at his death
Ulster County Gazette, January 4, 1800. Kingston, New York: Samuel S. Freer & Son. Newspaper. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (83.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0083_02p1]

Factional Fighting after Washington's Farewell (087.00.04)

Factional Fighting after Washington's Farewell
Alexander Hamilton. Draft of George Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796. Manuscript. Alexander Hamilton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (087.00.04)
[Digital ID# us0087p4]

Development of Political Factions and Parties (88)

Development of Political Factions and Parties
Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, December 8, 1788. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (88.00.00)
[Digital ID# us0088]

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