Documents of Freedom
For centuries, humans have attempted to codify the rights, privileges, responsibilities, and freedoms each person has in a society. This Reading Set is a collection of some of the most important documents in this ongoing quest to form “a more perfect union.”
Reading Passages In This Set
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a document written and sig...
322 Words, 6th-8th Grades, 1300L +, Context Clues and Summary
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the document ado...
379 Words, 9th-12th Grades, 1300L +, Context Clues and Summary
The U.S. Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. These amendments were finally ratified in 1791...
489 Words, 9th-12th Grades, 1300L +, Fact and Opinion and Summary
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, written in 1789, is the core document of the French Revolution, establishing ...
943 Words, 10th-12th Grades, 1300L +, Compare and Contrast
The Emancipation Proclamation
In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lin...
735 Words, 9th-12th Grades, 1300L +, Main / Central Idea and Summary