Creating the United States

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General Washington Leads Americans to Independence (021.02.00)

General Washington Leads Americans to Independence
Noel Le Mire (1724–1801). Le Général Washington, Ne Quid Detrimenti Capitat Res publica. Paris: ca.1785. Engraving. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (021.02.00)
[Digital ID # cph 3c02494]

George Washington Appointed Commander in Chief (011.04.00)

George Washington Appointed Commander in Chief
Commission of George Washington as Commander in Chief, June 19, 1775. Manuscript document. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (011.04.00)
[Digital ID # us0011_04]

Loyalist Yields to “Liberty Men” (013.02.00)

Loyalist Yields to “Liberty Men”
Philip Dawe. The Alternative of Williams-burg. London: Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, February 16, 1775. Mezzotint. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (013.02.00)
[Digital ID # cph-3g05280]

Oaths of Allegiances (135.01.00)

Oaths of Allegiances
Certifications of the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and Fidelity. Printed and signed oaths, 1777–1782. Marian S. Carson Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (135.01.00–135.04.00)
[Digital ID # us0135_01–us0135_04]

Signing the Declaration (037.05.00)

Signing the Declaration
The Rebels of ‘76—Or the First Announcement of the Great Declaration. Philadelphia: S. Ashton, ca. 1860. Hand-colored engraving. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (037.05.00)
[Digital ID # pga.03091]

Struggle for America (024.03.00)

Struggle for America
The Curious Zebra—Alive from America! Walk in Gem’men and Ladies, Walk in. London: G. Johnson, 1778. Hand-colored etching. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (024.03.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca.10751]

The Assumed Plan (127.01.00)

The Assumed Plan
Artist Unknown. The Plan, or a Scene in the French Cabinet. [London: September 1779] Etching. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (127.01.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca.10081]

The British Take New York (013.03.00)

The British Take New York
Franz Xaver Habermann. L’Entré triumphe de troupes royales a Nouvelle Yorck. Augsbourg: ca. 1778. Hand-colored engraving. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (013.03.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca.24332]

The Toast to George Washington (011.05.00)

The Toast to George Washington
[Francis Hopkinson]. “The Toast,” 1778. Manuscript songbook. Music Division, Library of Congress (011.05.00)
[Digital ID # us0011_05]

Washington Congratulated on New Jersey Victory (039.01.00)

Washington Congratulated on New Jersey Victory
Letter from Henry Laurens to George Washington, July 7, 1778. Manuscript. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (039.01.00)
[Digital ID # us0039_01]

Washington’s Army Defiantly Fights Back (029.00.00)

Washington’s Army Defiantly Fights Back
Letter from George Washington to John Hancock, December 20, 1776. Manuscript. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (029.00.00)
[Digital ID # us0029]

Writing the Declaration of Independence (034.02.03)

Writing the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Debates in the Continental Congress, June 7-August 1, 1776. [ante 1781]. Manuscripts. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (034.02.03, 34.02.04)
[Digital ID #s us0034_02p3, us0034_02p4]

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