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Canadian Legal Fa Qs: Charter of Rights and Freedoms Fa Qs
By answering some important questions about the role of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the court system, this resource gives insight to the multiple ways the Charter impacts Canadians and the role the Supreme Court has in...
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Atlantic Charter 1941 August 14
Features the complete text of the Atlantic Charter signed by President Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in 1941 which defined the Allied goals for the post-war world.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Charter of Massachusetts Bay 1629
Provides background information and the complete text of the charter of the Massachusetts Bay 1629.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Charter of New England 1620
View the complete text of the 1620 British Charter for the settlement of New England granting authority to colonize and govern.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: Atlantic Charter
Winston Churchhill and Franklin D. Roosevelt combine forces to communicate common principles both nations will pursue in an effort to influence a more peaceful world. The Atlantic Charter was released in August 1941.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Charter of Georgia: 1732
This website provides a full-text of the Charter of Georgia written in 1732. Includes link to webpage with links to other colonial charters.
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma College of Law: Connecticut Colony Charter of 1662
Complete text of the Connecticut Colony Charter of 1662 which provided the basis for Connecticut government until 1818.
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Who We Are: Charter of Maryland: June 30, 1632
This is a copy of the actual Charter of Maryland from King Charles to Caecilius Calvert.
United Nations
Charter of the United Nations: Table of Contents
This is the official, complete version of the UN Charter. It includes nineteen chapters, for a total of 111 Articles, but it is not difficult to read or comprehend, written in a reasonably clear, straightforward style. You cannot,...
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Georgia Charter of 1732
This website provides "a copy of the original [Georgia] charter in the British Public Record Office."
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
History Is Fun: Company Charters and Challenges [Pdf]
When the Virginia Company of London began planning for its new colony in Virginia in 1607, leaders developed a 'wish list.' Over a period of seventeen years, King James I granted several charters to the Company, establishing an English...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Charter of Lorris
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook of the the Fordham University presents the text of a charter granted by King Louis VII of France to the people of Lorris.
Yale University
Atlantic Conference: Atlantic Charter Joint Declaration
Copy of the joint statement made between Roosevelt and Churchill regarding the Atlantic Conference of 1941. Enumerated at the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
BBC
Bbc: Atlantic Charter
This primary source article discusses the development of the Atlantic Charter and its provisions for self-determination in Europe.
Yale University
The Avalon Project: Charter of Carolina March 24, 1663
This is a full-text of the 1663 "Charter of Carolina" in which the settlement of the colony is discussed in detail. Includes discussion of religion, leadership, laws, goods, and the 8 proprietors.
Yale University
Avalon Project Yale Law School: Charter to Raleigh
Text of the Royal Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh (1584) signed by Queen Elizabeth I of England granting him lands and rights in the New World.
Yale University
Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
Scroll to Massachusetts and link to the colonial documents establishing the colonies' earliest forms of government and laying the foundation for self-governing and eventual independence from England. Beginning with The Charter of England...
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The Charter of New England:1620
Read the online historical text written in 1620 establishing religious freedom, means of governing, and rule by law in the Plymouth colony and New England.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania 1681
The complete text of the original land grant given to William Penn to settle Pennsylvania.
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Human Rights Web: Charter of the United Nations
At this website, read the complete text of the Charter of the United Nations.
The History Place
The History Place: Atlantic Charter Fdr and Chruchill
This site from The History Place provides a brief summary of the Atlantic Charter. Includes photo of Roosevelt and Churchill. A link is also provided to return to the WWII timeline for additional information on related subjects.
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Swarthmore College: Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
Read an excerpt of William Penn's Charter of Privileges- an early manifestation of religious freedom later to be enshrined in the U.S. Bill of Rights- that isolates the provisions Penn made for the free practice of religion in the colony.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Charter Granted to Bruges
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, contains the text of a town charter granted to the people of Bruges by Philip, Count of Flanders in 1190.
Yale University
Charter of the Organization of American States, 1948
The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School here provides the text of all 112 articles of the OAS charter, adopted at the Bogota Conference of American States, March 30-May 2, 1948.
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