Student Resources

Links

• The national motto: "In God we trust."

• The Pledge of Allegiance (with video)

• The Constitution of the United States

• The national anthem lyrics (with video)

• The Constitution of the State of Indiana

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Federalist Papers

• "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine

• The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and presidents of the United States

• United States Supreme Court decisions

• Executive orders of the presidents of the United States

• Frederick Douglas' Speech at Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852, entitled "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?"

• Appeal by David Walker

• Chief Seattle's letter to the United States government in 1852 in response to the United States government's inquiry regarding the purchase of tribal lands