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  The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/18th.asp
From the 1754 Albany Plan of Union to the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, comes Yale Law School's hyperlinked index of important 18th Century American documents. Also includes a site search engine by Alta Vista.
  The Avalon Project : The Federalist Papers - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp
Divided by number and enhanced with related resources to the papers.
  Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents - http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html
From The Library of Congress.
  How To Read A 200-Year-Old Document and Other FAQs - http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/howto.html
Tips and hints for reading Early American documents, with a brief but helpful glossary.
  Mayflower Compact - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/mayflower.htm
The compact which established the first basis in the new world for written laws.
  What is a Puritan? - http://www.graceonlinelibrary.org/articles/full.asp?id=39%7C39%7C483
The Character of an Old English Puritan, or Non-Conformist. First published in 1646.
  The Contrast: by Royall Tyler (A Comedy ) - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new?id=TylCont&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&part=0
The first play performed in America by professional actors.

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