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Examiner Research: American Foundations

Research Guide

George Washington Biography

Washington's Farewell Address


First Inaugural Address

Second Inaugural Address


First State of the Union (1790)

Second State of the Union (1790)

State of the Union 1791

State of the Union 1792

State of the Union 1793

State of the Union 1794

State of the Union 1795

State of the Union 1796


President Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation


Address to Cherokee Nation

-- Proclamation Against Crimes         Against Cherokee Nation

Address to Seneca Nation


Washington's Sentiments on Slavery: A letter to Robert Morris


John Adams Biography

Thoughts on Government


Treaty of Paris 1783


Inaugural Address

State of the Union 1797

State of the Union 1798

State of the Union 1799

State of the Union 1800


Day of Prayer Proclamation


Adams Letter to Robert Evans about his Objections to Slavery


Thomas Jefferson Biography

Declaration of Independence


Thomas Jefferson's Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom


First Inaugural Address

Second Inaugural Address

State of the Union 1801

State of the Union 1802

State of the Union 1803

State of the Union 1804

State of the Union 1805

State of the Union 1806

State of the Union 1807

State of the Union 1808


Jefferson's Indian Policy of 1803

Instructions to Captain Lewis

Address to Choctaw Nation

Address to Cherokee Nation

Address to Mandan Nation


Abolition of the Slave Trade (1807)


James Madison Biography

Virginia Plan

Federalist No: 10, 14, 37-58, 62-63


First Inaugural Address

Second Inaugural Address

State of the Union 1809

State of the Union 1810

State of the Union 1811

State of the Union 1812

State of the Union 1813

State of the Union 1814

State of the Union 1815

State of the Union 1816


War Message of 1812

Message on State of War 1812

Message on the State of War 1813

Proclamation on Burning of Capitol

Message on the Treaty of Ghent


Veto Act on Incorporating the Alexandria Protestant Episcopal Church (Establishment Clause)

Veto of the Internal Improvements Bill (Commerce Clause)

Proclamation on a National Bank


Day of Prayer Proclamation 1812

Day of Prayer Proclamation 1813


Proclamation Regarding the Occupation of West Florida


Benjamin Franklin

Autobiography of Ben Franklin


Albany Plan of Union

Treaty of Paris 1783

Benjamin Franklin's Speech to the Constitutional Convention


Address: Emancipation of Slaves

Plan on Improving Condition of Free Blacks


Alexander Hamilton Biography

Federalist Papers: 1, 6-9, 11-13, 15-17, 21-36, 59-63, 65-85


Hamilton's Constitutional Plan


Hamilton's Defense of the Constitutionality of a National Bank


Featured Founder: John Adams

John Adams

John Adams' career was filled with achievement. At the height of his success, Adams was a delegate, along with his cousin Samuel Adams, to the First and Second Continental Congresses and eventually became the first Vice President of the United States under George Washington. Thereafter, he became the second President where he served a single term.


John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Quincy, Massachusetts (Called Braintree at the time). His parents John Adams, Sr., and Susanna Boylston were notable Puritans. Adams' father was a lieutenant in the militia, a town councilman, a farmer and a Congregationalist deacon.

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Recommended Reading ...

John Adams' Thoughts on Government (A.P.E.)

A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America

The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence... (Amazon.com)

John Adams: In His Own Words (Amazon.com)

Federalist Papers

Alexander Hamilton

Immediately following the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787, Alexander Hamilton set out to secure the ratification of the drafted Constitution, particularly in his home state of New York. With the help of his colleagues James Madison and John Jay, 85 Federalist Papers were published in prominent New York publications in the following months. These papers are the most significant historical source available for interpreting the Constitution.


Read the Federalist Papers on the American Policy Examiner

American Constitution

United States Constitution

The American Policy Examiner has provided great resources for studying the United States Constitution. Learn the genesis of this important document and study the text. Here is a sample of documents on the American Policy Examiner website...

S. Adams: The Rights of Colonists

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

Treaty of Paris (1783)


For a complete guide of America's Foundations, go to the American Foundations Research Guide