title: Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives
author: The National Archives
description: Grade 9 Up-From Richard Henry Lee's 1776 resolution that called for American Independence to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, this collection of amendments, speeches, letters, orders, addresses, and treaties covers a range of events that have influenced our nation's history. Each chronological document is preceded by an introduction that places it within its historical context. The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, Washington's Farewell Address, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, the United Nations Charter, the Thirteenth Amendment, the Social Security Act, the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, and numerous others are included. It should be noted that the introductory paragraph to "Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress Regarding the Lewis and Clark Expedition" erroneously suggests that Sacajawea guided the expedition. Photographs and facsimile reproductions of documents are a highlight of the book-they let readers see the actual items. The appealing, clean layout is defined by clear blue and red headings and plenty of white space. A useful addition.<i>-Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  ### Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage
  
  
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  PREFACE.
  
  
  FIRST MILESTONE. 1832-1845
  
  
  THE SECOND MILESTONE. 1845-1869
  
  
  THE THIRD MILESTONE. 1856-1862
  
  
  THE FOURTH MILESTONE. 1862-1877
  
  
  THE FIFTH MILESTONE. 1877-1879
  
  
  THE SIXTH MILESTONE. 1879-1881
  
  
  THE SEVENTH MILESTONE. 1881-1884
  
  
  THE EIGHTH MILESTONE. 1884-1885
  
  
  THE NINTH MILESTONE. 1885-1886
  
  
  THE TENTH MILESTONE. 1886
  
  
  THE ELEVENTH MILESTONE. 1886-1887
  
  
  THE TWELFTH MILESTONE. 1888
  
  
  THE THIRTEENTH MILESTONE. 1888-1889
  
  
  THE FOURTEENTH MILESTONE. 1889-1891
  
  
  THE FIFTEENTH MILESTONE. 1891-1892
  
  
  THE SIXTEENTH MILESTONE. 1892-1895
  
  
  THE SEVENTEENTH MILESTONE. 1895-1898
  
  
  A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DR. TALMAGE'S LAST
  
  
  MILESTONES.
  
  
  THE LAST MILESTONES.
  
  
  THE SECOND MILESTONE. 1899-1900
  
  
  THE THIRD MILESTONE. 1900-1901
  
  
  THE LAST MILESTONE. 1900-1902
  
  
  
  
  
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