100 Documents that Shaped America

Words matter. And nowhere is this more true than in the founding and history of the United States. The National Archives and Records Administration has compiled a list of 100 milestone documents in our nation's history, from Richard Henry Lee's resolution of June 7, 1776, proposing independence for the American colonies, to the Voting Rights Act, sighed Aug. 6, 1965.

What documents do you think were the most influential in American history?

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