The following links include formal documents as well as familiar poems and written material associated with freedom and liberty.

Celebrate Constitution Day in Your Classroom - this site includes numerous links to information about our Constitution and forefathers, including links to lesson plans and games for students.

Library of Congress: Gettysburg Address - view photographs of the orignal document and the only known photograph of Lincoln at Gettysburg

The Bill of Rights - Visit the Charters of Freedom site to read the Bill of Rights and links to additional information about the Bill

University of Oklahoma College of Law - a chronology of historical documents that date from the present to pre-colonial times. Each document links to a textualized version of each document.

The National Archives - "Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you."

America's Homepage - this site includes historic documents as well as a virtual tour of our capital.

Historical Documents - a vast number of links to information about documents associated with history.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School - Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy

Ellen Bailey Poems - link to several patriotic themed poems

USA Patriotism! - 650 patriotic poems can be found at this site. Use them as inspiration for bulletin boards, cards for vetrans, etc.

American Patriot Web - access numerous Patiotic Quotes sorted by author's name

Speeches & Videos - The History Channel has posted numerous historical speeches in audio and video format