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-AUDIO: The Founding Documents of the United States of America (Learn Out Loud)

LearnOutLoud.com is proud to present this audio collection entitled The Founding Documents of the United States of America. Starting with Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" speech which helped to spark the American Revolution, and ending with the First Inaugural Address of President George Washington, these documents represent key points in the founding of the U.S. government. Each document featured here also includes a brief introduction which summarizes the context and significance of the document in American history.

Here are the documents featured in the order of their historical progression:

# Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech
# The United States Declaration of Independence
# The Articles of Confederation
# The Virginia Plan
# The Constitution of the United States
# Federalist Paper No. 51
# United States Bill of Rights
# Subsequent U.S. Constitutional Ammendments
# First Inaugural Address of President George Washington

[originally posted: 7/04/07]