Antebellum America (1789-1860)
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George Washington’s First Inaugural Address
April 30, 1789
George Washington: First Thanksgiving Proclamation
October 3, 1789
George Washington’s First State of the Union Address
January 8, 1790
Militia Act of 1792
May 2, 1792
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George Washington’s Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1793
George Washington: The Proclamation of Neutrality
April 22, 1793
The Treaty of Greenville
August 3, 1795
George Washington’s Farewell Address to the People of the United States
September 17, 1796
John Adams’s Inaugural Address
Saturday, March 4, 1797
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The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
November 10th, 1798
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John Adams’s Fourth State of the Union Address
November 22, 1800
Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1801
Thomas Jefferson: Letter to the Danbury Baptists
January 1, 1802
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Thomas Jefferson’s Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1805
James Madison’s First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1809
Tecumseh to Governor Harrison at Vincennes
August 12, 1810
War of 1812
June 18, 1812
James Madison’s Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1813
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Treaty of Ghent
1814
Dolley Madison: The Burning of Washington
August 23, 1814
Francis Scott Key: Star Spangled Banner
September 14th, 1814
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James Monroe: The Monroe Doctrine
December 2, 1823
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Andrew Jackson’s First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1829
Daniel Webster: Second Reply to Hayne
January 26, 1830
William Lloyd Garrison: To the Public
January 1, 1831
Andrew Jackson: Proclamation Regarding Nullification
December 10, 1832
Andrew Jackson’s Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1833
Andrew Jackson: Message to the Seminoles
February 16, 1835
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Abraham Lincoln: The Lyceum Address
January 27, 1838