DOCUMENTS

“DOCUMENTS” on this page, you can download different “Mystery Documents” that can be used in the classroom. Each primary source document is something that students should be familiar with and could potentially see on an exam. 

Period 3 (1754 – 1800) “Mystery” Documents

Proclamation Line of 1763: 1763 Mystery Document Text

Common Sense: Mystery Document – Common Sense

Northwest Land Ordinance: Mystery Document – Northwest Land Ordinance

Washington’s Farewell Address: Washington’s Farewell Address

The Alien and Sedition Acts: Alien and Sedition Acts Mystery Document

Period 4 (1800 – 1848) “Mystery” Documents

Thomas Jefferson’s Inaugural Address: Jefferson’s Inaugural Address

South Carolina Exposition and Protest: South Carolina Exposition and Protest

Andrew Jackson’s Bank Veto Message: Andrew Jackson’s Bank Veto Message

The Liberator: The Liberator Mystery Document
William Lloyd Garrison: poem

Wilmot Proviso: Wilmot Proviso Mystery Document

Schenck v. US: Schenck v. US mystery document

The Truman Doctrine: The Truman Doctrine

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Mystery Document
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