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The Charters of Freedom
URL: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html

Description:
This site contains facsimiles, transcripts, and background information on "the founding documents of the United States": the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Includes questions and answers about the Constitution and its amendments, "brief biographies of each of the Founding Fathers who were delegates to the Constitutional Convention," and more. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Publisher:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Extra Keywords
slavery suffrage bill rights Thomas Jefferson

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
United States -- History
United States. Constitution
United States. Declaration of Independence

LII Database Information:
Record 8454 created by Scott Rosen on 11/30/1999
Last modification on 07/30/2008
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 08/26/2007
Published: 11/30/1999  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8454