History Resources

Spain's "Royal Gift" to George Washington, 1784

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Henry Knox on the British invasion of New York, 1776

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The horrors of slavery, 1805

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Slavery in the New York State census, 1800

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Government and Civics

George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, 1783

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Economics, Government and Civics

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George Washington from Valley Forge on the urgent need for men and supplies, 1777

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Alexander Hamilton’s "gloomy" view of the American Revolution, 1780

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Government and Civics

Thomas Jefferson's opposition to the Federalists, 1810

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Government and Civics

The Articles of Confederation, 1777

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Ratification of the US Constitution in New York, 1788

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Government and Civics