Thomas Jefferson 
Founding Documents of American Democracy 

This file includes: The Mayflower Compact 1620, Fundamental Orders of 1639, Colonial Records of Virginia, Burke’s Speech on Conciliation with America, Declaration of Independence 1776, Virginia Declaration of Rights 1776, Paris Peach Treaty 1783, Annapolis Convention 1786, Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinance 1787, The Constitution 1787, The Bill of Rights, Amendments to the Constitution, Washington’s Farewell Address 1796, The Monroe Doctrine 1823, The Emancipation Proclamation 1862, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address 1863.