Foundational Documents

Click on the thumbnails below for fabulous resources on each of the 13 Foundational Documents.

Each includes an introduction to the document, the primary source, and a blank rubric for students as well as a completed teachers version.

Line drawing of a scroll with the word 'DECLARATION' written on it.

Declaration of Independence

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Federalist No. 10

Outline of a government building or courthouse with a speaker at a podium and four seated audience members in front.

Federalist No. 78

Icon of a hand writing on a piece of paper with lines, holding a pen.

The Articles of Confederation

Outline of a balance scale on top of stacked books.

Federalist No. 51

Black outline drawing of a raised fist with two bandages on each wrist, symbolizing strength and resilience.

Brutus No. 1

Outline drawing of a legal document with lines of text and a gavel below

The U.S. Constitution

Line drawing of a government or institutional building with a central dome and a flag flying on top.

Federalist No. 70

Line drawing of several raised fists holding protest signs, with one large central sign and smaller signs on each side, symbolizing activism and protest.

Letter From Birmingham Jail

All the Resources for the Four New Documents