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The Creation of the American Constitution
Resources
Look here for resources that are discussed during the workshops. If you have websites or another resource to recommend to the participants please email us at grant-history@udel.edu.

Links

• The Democracy Project – includes materials for “Mock Convention” and First Federal Congress - http://www.ipa.udel.edu/democracy/
• The Avalon Project at Yale Law School - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/ - includes
• The American Crisis by Thomas Paine: I – http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/paine/p1.htm
• Journals of the Constitutional Congress – search for “Constitutional Congress” - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/contcong/06-08-76.htm
• Loyalist, British songs & poetry of the American Revolution - http://users.erols.com/candidus/music.htm
• The American Rattle Snake (cartoon) - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/images/57vcx.jpg
• The National Constitution Center - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/
• Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress, 1789-1791 - http://www2.gwu.edu/~ffcp/exhibit/p1/
• Shays’ Rebellion (engraving) - http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/MH/Shays_Rebellion.gif
• The Declaration of Sentiments: Report of the Woman’s Rights Convention held at Seneca Falls, NY, July 19-20, 1848 - http://www.gate.net/~liz/suffrage/declare.htm
• Liberty, The American Revolution (documentary) - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
• Delaware State Museums – Educational Resources - http://www.destatemuseums.org/Services/education/ed_programs.shtml
• “The Liberty Song” (lyrics) - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/revolution/liberty_song.cfm
• Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution – U.S. Army Center of Military History – good portraits and bios - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/RevWar/ss/ss-fm.htm

Books:

• “The Story of American Freedom”,
  by Eric Foner

• “Ordinary Courage: The Revolutionary War Adventures of Private Joseph Plumb Martin”,
  by Joseph Plumb Martin, James K. Martin

• “We the People: The Concise Introduction to American Politics”,
  by Thomas E. Patterson