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    The United States Constitution
    The United States Constitution
    The United States Constitution
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    The United States Constitution

    By Liz Sonneborn

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    Learn about the United States Constitution, one of the most significant documents in U.S. history. Find out about those who were involved in its creation and why studying this primary source is so important.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJul 1, 2014
    ISBN9781484611258
    The United States Constitution
    Author

    Liz Sonneborn

    Liz Sonneborn has written more than fifty books for children and adults, including several titles for the North American Indian Nations series. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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      Book preview

      The United States Constitution - Liz Sonneborn

      Contents

      Sources of History

      Governing the States

      The Constitutional Convention

      Writing the Document

      Inside the Constitution

      Preserving the Past

      The U.S. Constitution Today

      Timeline

      Glossary

      Find Out More

      Index

      Some words are printed in bold, like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

      Sources of History

      The U.S. Constitution is possibly the most important document in U.S. history. It established how the government of the United States works. It also set out certain basic rights that all U.S. citizens share.

      Primary sources

      The U.S. Constitution is an example of a primary source. Primary sources are written or made by someone living through a historical event. Like the Constitution, some primary sources are official documents. But more informal writings, such as diaries or letters, are also helpful to historians. By studying primary sources, historians can create a picture of how people lived in the past.

      We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility [peace], provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity [future], do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

      —from the preamble (introduction) to the U.S. Constitution

      Documents, letters, diaries, and newspapers are just a few primary sources on display.

      Not all primary sources are written down. Other types of primary sources include films, audio recordings, photographs, artwork, and even everyday objects like tools and toys. In fact, just about everything produced in an earlier time period can provide a clever historian with clues about times long ago.

      You might not realize it, but every day you produce primary sources. Your text messages, your Facebook posts, and even your homework reveal things about you. If you saved all of these, a future historian might study them to learn about your times.

      Archives

      Important primary sources that survive usually end up in an archive. An archive is a place where primary sources are collected and carefully stored. For example, the original official copy of

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