This volume includes some of the most important historical documents in American history. In this edition are included the following: The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America (1774), The Constitution of the United States of America (1787), The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments to the Constitution (1791-1992), The Albany Plan (1754), The Declaration of Rights (1765 In Response to the Stamp Act), Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774), Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), The Articles of Confederation (1778), Report of the Annapolis Conference (1786), Speech of Benjamin Franklin (1787 At the Constitutional Congress), The Letter of Transmittal (1787 Of the Constitution), Washington's Letter to Congress (1787 Regarding the Constitution), Madison Introduces the Bill of Rights (1789), Jefferson's Wall of Separation Letter (1802), The National Anthem The Star Spangled Banner (1814), Declaration of Sentiments (1848), Fugitive Slave Act (1850), Confederate Constitution (1861), Gettysburg Address (1863), Emancipation Proclamation (1863), and The Pledge of Allegiance (1892)