Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The French Constitution of 1830
Louis Philippe, King of the France asserts his power in The French Constitution of 1830 showing many conservative policies. Site by Fordham University.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: The Magna Carta
This site from the University of Evansville provides a full translation (from the original Latin) of the Magna Carta.
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Etc: Types of Colonial Governments, 1682 1730
A series of three maps of the British colonies in North America showing the types of colonial governments between 1682, 1692, and 1730, and the shift from charter colonies electing their own governors to the colonies with councilors...
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Etc: Development of Early Carolina, 1663 1732
A map showing the development of the Carolinas from the land grant of Charles II in 1663 to the establishment of the Province of Georgia by charter in 1732. The map shows the area of Carolina as established by the Patent of 1665...
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Etc: Boundary Dispute Between Md and Pa, 1681 1767
A map showing the boundary dispute between the British colonies of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware between 1681 and 1767. The map shows the lands in dispute, as English King Charles II paid his debt to William Penn by issuing him a...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Edward Ii
Edward II, (April 25, 1284 - September 21, 1327?) of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. His tendency to ignore his nobility in favour of low-born favourites led to constant political unrest...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir William Blackstone
(1723-1780) An English jurist who in 1759 published a new edition of the Great Charter and Charter of the Forest.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Edward Ii of England
Edward II, (April 25, 1284 - September 21, 1327) of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. His tendency to ignore his nobility in favour of low-born favourites led to constant political unrest and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Georgia Projected, 1732
A map of the coastal Carolinas, and part of the newly formed Georgia Colony, or Province of Georgia, in 1732. The map shows the earlier settlements of the Albemarle Sound (1653), Port Royal (1670), Charleston (1680), and the settlement...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Carolina Grant, 1665
A map of Georgia and the Carolinas, showing the land granted to eight English lords and gentlemen as joint proprietaries by King Charles II under the charter of 1663, which extended from the southern border of Virginia south to the 29...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Jamestown and Plymouth, 1620
A map of the two principal English settlements in North America under the charters of the Virginia Company, with the London Company (Jamestown-1607) in the south, and the Plymouth Company (Plymouth-1620) in the north.
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Etc: Atlantic Coast Development, 1650 1695
A series of maps showing the development and colonial claims of the northern Atlantic Coast between 1650 and 1695. The maps are color-coded to show charter colonies, proprietary colonies, and the royal colonies. The map from 1650 shows...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Crown Grants to Trading Companies in North America, 1606
A map of eastern North America showing the land grants of the Plymouth Company and London Company established by charter of King James I in 1606. The map shows the London Company grant, which included Jamestown (1607), extending from 34...
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Etc: Maps Etc: House Vote on the Bank Bill, 1832
A map of the United States showing the results of the House vote on the Bank Bill of 1832 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The bill was a re-chartering of the Second Bank of the United States, an institution vehemently opposed by...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Thirteen Colonies at the End of the Colonial Period, 1774
A map of the British Thirteen Colonies at the end of the colonial period in 1774. The map shows the boundaries of the colonies and notes the uncolored territory east of the Mississippi and south of the Great Lakes as claimed by Georgia,...
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Etc: The Swiss Confederation, 1481 1513
A map of Switzerland during its expansion period from 1481 to 1515. This map is color-coded to show the original three cantons (Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Uri) formed under the Federal Charter of 1291, the cantons added before 1481...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: San Francisco Civic Center
The United Nations Charter was signed here in 1945 as well as the post WWII peace treaty with Japan. This collection of Beaux Arts buildings serves a number of uses, including the Exposition Auditorium from the 1915 Panama-Pacific...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Potomac (Presidential Yacht)
Formerly the USCGC Electra, this ship was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential yacht from 1936 until his death in 1945 and only one of three still existing presidential yachts. On August 3, 1941, she played a decoy role while...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: A Count and His Wife
A count and his wife granting a charter to a city.-Myers, 1905
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Oglethorpe
James Oglethorpe, who established the chartered colony of Georgia.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry I of England
Henry I (c. 1068/1069 - 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his...
US National Archives
National Archives and Records Administration: America's Founding Documents
Original founding documents supported by explanations and articles. Includes the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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