Documents of the Revolution | Portraits in Revolution

	Washington’s Commission & Resignation 19 June 1775; 12 December 1783 » view »
	Virginia Declaration of Rights 12 June 1776 » view »
	Declaration of Independence 4 July 1776 » view »
	U.S. Treaties Treaty of Alliance with France • Treaty of Paris 6 February 1778; 3 September 1783 » view »
	Articles of Confederation 1 March 1781 » view »
	Constitution of the United States Virginia Plan • Constitution • Bill of Rights 1787—91 » view »

	Summary View of the Rights of British America, 1774 by Thomas Jefferson (1743—1826) This is the final page of Thomas Jefferson's instructions to those delegates selected by the Virginia Convention who… » view »
	Draft Page from a Constitution for Virginia, 1776 by Thomas Jefferson (1743—1826) » view »
	A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1779 by Thomas Jefferson (1743—1826) Written in 1777, this reproduction broadside of the bill, printed in Williamsburg, is the earliest known printed text… » view »
	Memorial and Remonstrance, 1785 - pg. 1 by James Madison (1751—1836) Full title: A Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments » view »
	Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1786 » view »
	The Federalist #10, 1787 by James Madison (1751—1836) Printed in the New York Daily Advertiser, 22 November 1787. This famous essay, the first contribution by James… » view »