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If you like exploring websites, there are numerous sites to help you learn about the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War which won that independence, the years of disunity among the newly independent States, and the Constitution that brought them together to form “a more perfect union.”
As soon as the new government formed in 1789, Congress proposed a Bill of Rights to guarantee a wide range of freedoms. The work was not yet accomplished. After another war, the Civil Way, the Constitution was again amended to abolish slavery, secure their citizenship and the right to vote, and assure to all “due process of law” and “equal protection of the law.”
The websites listed below are not the only ones you can find, but they are certainly among the best and some are the best.
The mission of American Heritage remains similar to what its early editors set forth in 1949: “To develop a deeper understanding of the American heritage.” Founding editor Bruce Catton wrote about the magazine’s guiding principles: “We believe in good storytelling; that interesting writers can interpret history and restore it to the place it once occupied as the noblest branch of literature.”
The Bill of Rights Institute seeks an America where we more perfectly realize the promises of liberty and equality expressed in the Declaration of Independence. This calls for civic education that helps students examine the story of our country and exercise the skills of citizenship.
The Center for the Study of the American Constitution (CSAC) is a non-profit, non-partisan center housed within the History Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, founded in 1981 as an outgrowth of the Ratification Project—a project that publishes The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights series. It contains public access to thousands of original historic documents.
The Civics Renewal Network is an alliance of 37 nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations that provide free online classroom resources for civics education. Sharing the belief that understanding the Constitution plays a vital role in creating knowledgeable and engaged citizens, they agree to work together as the Civics Renewal Network to raise the visibility of civics education and to make high-quality resources more accessible to teachers through a one-stop website. The network partners also collaborate on developing resources and on events such as Constitution Day.
Constitution Facts is the largest non-partisan publisher of pocket constitution books in the world. Retail sales of the book, combined with its free book program, deep discounts for organizations, schools and others have made it a leading resource for educating people about the Constitution. Each year, more than 4 million people visit constitutionfacts.com - it’s one of the largest communities of people on the internet interested in learning about the Constitution, printing the Constitution in both English and Spanish language editions (as well as more than thirty other languages through our custom bookstore!).
The mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association is to preserve, restore, and manage the estate of George Washington to the highest standards and to educate visitors and people throughout the world about the life and legacies of George Washington, so that his example of character and leadership will continue to inform and inspire future generations.
The Journal’s mission is simple: Deliver smart, ideally groundbreaking, historical research and well-written narrative based on primary sources. Regularly featuring NEW research and perspectives, JAR is the leading source of information about the American Revolution and Founding era, one of the fastest growing areas of historical interest.
The Archives’ mission is to provide equitable public access to federal government records in its custody and control. The Archives drive openness, cultivate public participation, and strengthen our nation’s democracy through equitable public access to high-value government records.
The site provides hundreds of books and articles about the Revolutionary War, African Americans, Books for Young People, and more… authored by many of our nation’s most respected historians.
The Supreme Court Historical Society (“Society”) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to preserving and collecting the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, increasing public awareness of the Court’s contribution to our nation’s rich constitutional heritage, and acquiring knowledge covering the history of the entire Judicial Branch. The Society conducts educational programs for students and teachers, and programs of interest to legal practitioners, scholars, historians, and the general public.