Our Documents is a collection of 100 documents that the staff of the National Archives has judged most important to the development of the United States. The en

A new series combining full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.

The new edition of our landmark reference set deepens the original edition's coverage of major themes in American history with nearly 40 new entries (175 total)

Encompassing more than one thousand primary sources and documents, a history of the United States presents an array of articles, speeches, letters, and court ca