Historical Documents
| Emancipation Proclamation | This site provides a brief description of the Proclamation. It also provides the original version of the Proclamation on 5 separate pages. The web site is: http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ and it is provided by the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration in Washington , D.C. |
| Constitution | This site provides a transcription of the complete text as well as the biographies of the 39 delegates who signed the document. The web site is http://upton.ma.us/html/conmain.html and it is provided by the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration in Washington , D.C. |
| Declaration of Independence | This site provides information and useful links about the Declaration of Independence. It provides two versions of the Declaration, the original document as well as a very famous engraving by William J. Stone. The web site is http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/declaration.html and it is provided by the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration in Washington , D.C. |
| Political Cartoons | This site provides cartoons of Abraham Lincoln from 1860-1865 and also an album of cartoons dealing specifically with the elections of 1860 and 1864. "Breaking that Backbone" is an appropriate political cartoon of the time. It is found at http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/backbone.html "Dividing the National Map" is a political cartoon dealing with the election of 1860. It is found at http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/devision.html "Union and Liberty ! Union and Slavery!" is a political cartoon about dealing with the election of 1864. It is found at http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/union.html |
