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The foundation

The Six Documents

A six-part reading sequence preserved from the original site.

Part 1: Our Declaration of Independence

The shared declaration of independence and responsibility that opens the argument.

Part 2: PLSS (The Public Land Survey System)

How the public land survey system fits into the framework of America's inheritance.

Part 3: The Articles of Confederation

The first agreement among the states and its place in the six-document framework.

Part 4: The Treaty of Paris of 1783

The treaty recognizing American independence among nations, dated here to 1783.

Part 5: Our Preamble-Constitution of the United States

The governing promise connected to citizenship, ownership, and posterity.

Part 6: Our Bill of Rights

The rights, liberties, and civic powers placed at the center of citizenship.