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The National Archives Experience
View high resolution scans of the original, signed Constitution. Contains a wealth of other resources, including an essay about the Constitutional Convention, biographies of the delegates, and a large Q&A section with fun facts.
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
From the Library of Congress American Memory project. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Images of documents relating to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including proclamations, committee reports, and earlier versions of the Constitution. Also features a timeline of the Age of the Revolution, as well as a selected bibliography.
CQ Press in Context Constitution Day Resources
Offers Constitution-related documents and analysis from the award-winning CQ Press Electronic Library, plus other original content, including an informative video interview with a constitutional scholar and a free lesson plan for high school teachers, titled “The First Amendment and Protection of Students’ Rights.”
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Constitution Resources
One-stop shopping for a variety of resources, including an interactive version of the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and the Center for Civic Education’s We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program.
Women of Protest : Photographs from the Records of the National Woman’s Party
From the Library of Congress American Memory project.
In celebration of the 85th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women’s right to vote in the United States, this presentation is a selection of 448 of the approximately 2,650 photographs in the Records of the National Woman’s Part, housed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
National Constitution Center
An interactive history museum in Philadelphia, the National Constitution Center also provides educational resources online, including the texts of founding documents such as the Magna Carta, and an interactive Constitution.
Montpelier
Home of James Madison, the Father of the Constitution. Montpelier is located in Orange, VA, approximately 1 1/2 hours from Richmond.
Red Hill
Home of Patrick Henry, an anti-federalist who insisted that American freedom required a Bill of Rights. Red Hill is in Brookneal, VA, about 100 miles southwest of Richmond.
The John Marshall House
The John Marshall House was built in Richmond before Marshall became Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. It is located in the historic Court End at 818 East Marshall Street.
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