Founding Documents of The United States of America

“It is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities which occur to him,
for preserving documents relating to the history of our country.”

Thomas Jefferson, 1823

Founding Documents

• The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
• The Articles of Confederation (November 15, 1777)
• The New Jersey Plan (June 15, 1787)
• Alexander Hamilton’s Plan of Union (June 18, 1787)
• Letter Of Transmittal (September 17, 1787)
• The Constitution of the United States of America (September 17, 1787)
• Bill of Rights Preamble (1789)
• The First Ten Amendments as Ratified (1789)
• Madison’s Proposal for the Bill of Rights (June 8, 1789)
• The Bill of Rights (December 15, 1791)
• Amendments 11-27 to the Constitution of the United States (February 7, 1795)
• A Note on the Signers of The Declaration of Independence