Sedition Act
U.S. Statutes at Large, volume 40 (1917–1919), 65th Congress, 553–554. Available at https://www.loc.gov/item/llsl-v40/. Sec. 3. Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports […]
Espionage Act
U.S. Statutes at Large, volume 40 (1917–1919), 65th Congress, 217–231. Available at https://www.loc.gov/item/llsl-v40/. TITLE I . . . SEC. 2. (a) Whoever, with intent or reason to believe that it […]
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
1. Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several […]
Declaration of War, 1812
An Act Declaring War Between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Dependencies Thereof and the United States of America and Their Territories. Be it enacted by […]
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
“An Act for establishing religious Freedom.” Encyclopedia Virginia, Primary Documents. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/96jb. Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by […]
Wilmot Proviso
Provided, That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may […]
The Body of Liberties of the Massachusetts Colony in New England
The free fruition of such liberties Immunities and privileges as humanity, civility, and Christianity call for as due to every man in his place and proportion without impeachment and infringement […]
Proclamation, by The King, for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
Whereas many of our subjects in divers parts of our Colonies and Plantations in North America, misled by dangerous and ill designing men, and forgetting the allegiance which they owe […]
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
TREATY OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, LIMITS, AND SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES CONCLUDED AT GUADALUPE HIDALGO, FEBRUARY 2, 1848; RATIFICATION ADVISED BY SENATE, WITH […]
Force Bill of 1832
An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress […]