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Biographies in this Unit:

A colored painting of a white man with white long hair tied behind his head with a black ribbon, facing to the right of the viewer. He wears a white necktie and shirt and a brown buttoned jacket.
John Langdon
A black and white drawing of a white man looking off to the left. He wears a coat and vest that have many buttons on them, and a tri-cornered hat wth a large bow placed at its front corner. The title of the drawing, located along its bottom border, reads: "LE MAJOR GENERAL SULLIVAN." Beneath the title are several words in French.
John Sullivan
A pencil drawing of a man with long curly hair, looking to the right. He wears a shirt with a high neck, a vest with small buttons, and a collared coat with large buttons.
Josiah Bartlett
A solid black image of a moose, with white capital letters inside reading "SORRY, NO PICTURE AVAILABLE."
Meshech Weare
A colored painting of a white man with brown hair, a white ruffled necktie and shirt, and a black coat, facing to the right of the viewer.
Nicholas Gilman
Head and shoulders portrait of a man with long light hair tied at the neck with a black ribbon, wearing a white collar, light vest with two buttons, and dark jacket. He faces right with a sepia colored background, in an oval frame decorated with scollops and tassels. The frame is surrounded by sprays of flowers and branches with leaves with four decorative objects, one at each quarter. "WILLIAM WHIPPLE." is printed beneath the portrait. Beneath this is a paper adhered to the print, "Wm. Whipple" in script in brown ink. 
William Whipple

Documents in this Unit:

A large handwritten document on white paper with black text. The text at the top of the document, written in larger handwriting, reads “In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776./The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,”. The middle of the document is a large block of text, written smaller in cursive. The lower part of the document contains many signatures, written in elaborate cursive, in various columns of different sizes.
Declaration of Independence
An old document with large paragraphs of black typed text. The title of the document reads: "In CONGRESS at EXETER,/January 5th, 1776."
New Hampshire Constitution of 1776
A vertical document, with black text printed onto white paper. The title of the document, located along the upper border of the page, reads: By the UNITED STATES of AMERICA in Congress assembled./A PROCLAMATION/Declaring the Cessation of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, agreed upon between the United States of American and His/Britannie Majesty ; and enjoining the Observance thereof." Beneath the title are two large paragraphs of typed text in a smaller font, and then several names in large font at the end of the document.
Proclamation Announcing the Peace Treaty with Great Britain
A vertical document on white paper with black typed text. The text is organized into seven paragraphs, and is dated "EXETER, January 12th, 1782" in the lower left-hand corner. The title of the document, located along the upper border, reads "STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE/A/PROCLAMATION."
Proclamation of Rebellion
A faded vertical document on browning paper, handwritten in cursive handwriting in black ink. The document's title, located along the upper border, reads "Congress OF THE United States. Several paragraphs of text are seen beneath the title.
U.S. Bill of Rights

Explainer Videos and Virtual Field Trips in this Unit:

Mason Explains: First Amendment Rights
Mason Explains: The Constitutional Convention
Mason Explains: The Preamble

Maps & Charts in this Unit:

A colored chart showing three vertical columns, separated by yellow lines. Each column contains a gray building - each different in size and design - a title, a purple arrow facing down, and a short caption. The text in those columns includes, from left to right: "Legislative/makes/the/laws," "Executive/carries out/the/laws," and "Judicial/evaluates/the/laws." The title of the entire chart, located along the upper border, reads "THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT."
Branches of Government
A black and white map is shown titled "The State of New Hampshire Compiled chiefly from Actual Surveys. 1799." The paper is frayed around the edges, and the map is framed by a border of longitude and latitude markings. "Part of Vermont," "Part of Massachusets," "Quebec," and "Maine" are marked around the details of New Hampshire state. Rivers, lakes, mountains, and towns are marked. Counties are outlined and labeled.
Map of New Hampshire, 1799
A colored map of a large, vertical piece of land, colored in dark blue and separated into smaller pieces of land by white lines, which is bordered by a body of water, colored in light blue. All of the smaller pieces of land are labeled with a name and a date, placed inside a white circle with a red outline. On the left side of the map, those labels include, from top to bottom "NEW HAMPSHIRE/June 21, 1788," "NEW YORK/July 26, 1788," "PENNSYLVANIA/December 12, 1787," "VIRGINIA/June 25, 1788," "NORTH CAROLINA/November 21, 1789," and "GEORGIA/January 2, 1788." On the right side of the map, those labels include, from top to bottom: "MASSACHUSETTS/February 6, 1788," "RHODE ISLAND/May 29, 1790," "CONNECTICUT/January 9, 1788," "NEW JERSEY/December 18, 1787," DELAWARE/December 7, 1787," "MARYLAND/April 28, 1788," and "SOUTH CAROLINA/May 23, 1788."
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

Photographs & Prints in this Unit:

A black and white drawing of a large ship with three tall masts being carried through a crowd of people on a horse-drawn float. The float is labeled "HAMILTON." Another horse-drawn float, being led by a man in a long coat and a tri-corned hat, is seen emerging from the bottom left-hand corner.
Adoption of the Federal Constitution
A black and white drawing of five men gathered around a long table, looking at a large document. They all wear collared shirts and vests, long coats, and have their long hair pulled back and tied up with a ribbon behind their head. Two lines of text, typed in red ink, border the drawing. The top line of text reads "Drafting the Articles of Confederation" and the bottom line reads "York Town, Pennsylvania 1777 13c USA."
Articles of Confederation
A black and white drawing of a man standing behind a podium, looking at three standing children. The man holds a stick in his hand and wears a long coat with a wide collar, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. There are several other children in the room, all sitting on long benches. The male children wear long coats and shirts with wide collars, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes as well, and the female children wear long dresses and bonnets. Two of the standing children are dressed differently than the rest of the children. One wears an ankle-length dress with short sleeves and one wears a short-sleeved shirt and full-length pants.
Colonial New England School
A black and white drawing of a room full of seated and standing men in collared shirts and vests, long coats, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. All of the men look at the man standing on a raised platform, with his right arm raised.
Convention at Philadelphia
A colored painting of a room full of seated and standing white men in different colored long coats, vests, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. All of the men look at a group of five men standing in front of a small table that has piles of documents on it.
Declaration of Independence
A colored painting of a standing white man with white hair, wearing a blue coat with yellow shoulders, a white shirt and vest, white knee-length pants, and tall white boots. He also wears a long white cape draped over one shoulder.
George Washington
A black and white drawing of a snake that has been cut up into several pieces. The cut parts of the snake are labeled with capitalized letters, which read, from left to right: "S.C./N.C./V./M./R./N.J./N.Y./N.E." The title of the drawing, located along the bottom border of the drawing, reads: "JOIN, or, DIE."
Join or Die
A colored painting of a man in a black and white-spotted fur cape, with a gold-colored coat and pair of pants. His left hand rests on his hip and his right hand rests on his cape, which drapes over a raised platform. He wears a white wig on his head, and looks of to the left.
King George III
A black and white drawing of a group of nine pillars standing in a row, all connected by curved dotted lines. The pillars are labeled, from left to right: "DEL.," "PEN.," "NJER.," "GEOR.," "CON.," " MASSA," MARY.," " S. CARO," and "N. HAMP." A tenth pillar, labeled "VIRG." is pulled away from the group by a hand descending from a collection of clouds gathering in the drawing's middle right corner. The title of the drawing, located centered on the drawing's left side, reads "United we stand - Divided we fall."
New Hampshire Becomes the Ninth State
A colored drawing of a single-masted ship propped up by wooden stilts on a sandy piece of land, next to a body of water. A raised American flag flies from the ship's back. Several people stand around the ship on the sand. In the background, the sun is seen rising from the body of water. The words "NEW HAMPSHIRE" are typed in black text on a red scrolled ribbon. Underneath the ribbon are the words "NEW HAMPSHIRE" printed again, but in a thinner font than the ribbon text.
New Hampshire Coat of Arms
A black and white drawing of a two-storied building with a tall steeple. The title of the drawing, located centered along the bottom border, reads "THE OLD MEETING HOUSE."
Old North Meeting House, Concord
A colored painting of a group of Black men, women, and children dressed in white clothing working in a field surrounded by palm trees. The field is covered in green bushes with white and yellow blossoms. Several of the people place the white blossoms into sacks or woven baskets. There are two lines of text, typed in black text on white paper, that border the painting. The top line of text reads "PROGRESS OF COTTON No. 1" and the bottom line reads "COTTON PLANTATION."
Plantation Slavery
A colored painting of a room full of seated and standing white men in collared shirts and vests, long coats, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. Several of the men have an arm raised in the air. All of the men look at the man standing on a raised platform, who is dressed in all black.
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
A colored painting of a room full of seated white men in different colored long coats, vests, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. All of the men look at the man seated on a raised platform, who is dressed in all black.
Signing of the Constitution
A colored painting of a group of white men standing on a set of stairs, looking at a man with white hair, dressed in a blue coat, white cloack, and white knee-length pants with tall white boots. He stands in the center of the painting. The other men in the painting all wear different colored coats or capes, vests, knee-length pants, and black shoes, and carry either canes or documents.
The Constitution of the United States
A black and white drawing of a large room with no windows full of seated and standing white men in collared shirts and vests, long coats, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. Some of the men sit at tables that have lots of documents on them.
The Constitutional Convention
A colored painting of a group of white men talking to one another in small groups. They all stand in the middle of the street, in front of a multi-storied building with a large covered porch.
The County Election
A colored painting of a group of men standing on a set of stairs, looking at a man with red hair, a yellow coat and knee-length pants, and a light-orange vest. He stands on the right side of the painting, and holds a document in his hands. The other men in the painting all wear different colored coats or capes, vests, knee-length pants, and black shoes.
The Declaration of Independence
A colored painting of a room full of seated and standing white men in different colored long coats, vests, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. All of the men look at two men standing on either side of a table, who look down at a document. The title of the painting, typed in gold-colored text along the bottom border, reads "THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT."
The Foundation of American Government
A colored drawing of three men, who all stand and look in different directions. All of the men wear tri-cornered hats, collared shirts with vests and long coats, knee-length pants, and buckled shoes. One of the men carries a rack and stands in front of a hand-held plow.
The Looking Glass for 1787
A black and white drawing of a large group of men standing outside of a multi-storied building with tall windows. They all gather in front of a small group of men, who are standing on a raised platform in front of a doorway. All of the men wear tri-cornered hats, collared shirts with vests and long coats, knee-length pants, and buckled shoes.
The People's Voice
A black and white photograph of a group of children and an adult woman with their backs to the viewer, looking at a collection of framed documents hanging on a wall.
Viewing the N.H. Constitution
A colored painting of a room full of seated and standing white men in different colored long coats, vests, knee-length pants, long stockings, and buckled shoes. All of the men look at the man standing on a raised platform, who is dressed in all black and holds an opened document in his hands.
Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention