The American Revolution and Constitution

About this Collection

The ideals of individual liberty and limited government motivated the men and women who took part in the creation of the American Republic. The OLL includes critical primary sources that helped shape the nation’s cultural, religious, and historical tradition. These books reveal the character of American discourse about such crucial issues as the nature and importance of self-government, the purposes of federal union, and the role of religion in America’s drive for liberty.

See the books published by Liberty Fund in this subject area.

For additional information about the American Founding see the following:

• Timeline on the American Founding
• Key Documents
• in the Forum: The Founders' Constitution
• Collection: the American Revolution and Constitution
• Debate on Loyalists and Patriots before the American Revolution

Members:

• The Works of John Adams, vol. 3 (Autobiography, Diary, Notes of a Debate in the Senate, Essays) (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of John Adams, vol. 4 (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of John Adams, vol. 5 (Defence of the Constitutions Vols. II and III) (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of John Adams, vol. 6 (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of John Adams, vol. 7 (Letters and State Papers 1777-1782) (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of John Adams, vol. 8 (Letters and State Papers 1782-1799) (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of John Adams, vol. 9 (Letters and State Papers 1799-1811) (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of John Adams, vol. 10 (Letters 1811-1825, Indexes) (Charles Francis Adams)
• The Works of Thomas Jefferson, 12 vols. (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Works, vol. 1 (Autobiography, Anas, 1760-1770) (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Works, vol. 2 (1771-1779) (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Works, vol. 3 (Notes on Virginia I, Correspondence 1780-1782) (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Works, vol. 4 (Notes on Virginia II, Correspondence 1782-1786) (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Works, vol. 5 (Correspondence 1786-1789) (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Works, vol. 6 (Correspondence 1789-1792) (Thomas Jefferson)
• The Works, vol. 7 (Correspondence 1792-1793) (Paul Leicester Ford)
• The Works, vol. 8 (Correspondence 1793-1798) (Paul Leicester Ford)
• The Works, vol. 9 (1799-1803) (Paul Leicester Ford)
• The Works, vol. 10 (Correspondence and Papers 1803-1807) (Paul Leicester Ford)
• The Works, vol. 11 (Correspondence and Papers 1808-1816) (Paul Leicester Ford)
• The Works, vol. 12 (Correspondence and Papers 1816-1826) (Paul Leicester Ford)
• The Writings of George Washington, 14 vols. (Worthington Chauncey Ford)
• The Writings of George Washington, vol. I (1748-1757) (Worthington Chauncey Ford)
• The Writings of George Washington, vol. II (1758-1775) (Worthington Chauncey Ford)
• The Writings of George Washington, vol. III (1775-1776) (Worthington Chauncey Ford)