America's Founders were in many ways ordinary men but their goals and proposals for the government of their new country would prove through history to be visionary. Bold proposals, compromise and perseverance would be needed to save the entity they had sacrificed so much to create. America's Legacy is a collection of those historical documents and elements of citizenship vital to the preservation of our freedom.
General Note
Content includes: Checks & Balances: The Separation of Power -- Elements of Citizenship -- The Mayflower Compact -- Patrick Henry's "Liberty" Speech -- Star-Spangled Banner -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Constitution -- The Bill of Rights -- The "Modern" Amendments -- "America" our national hymn -- Washington's Inaugural Address -- The Monroe Doctrine -- The Gettysburg Address -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Roosevelt's "Infamy" Speech -- Kennedy's Inaugural Address -- King's "I Have A Dream" Speech -- Pledge of Allegiance -- and Bush's "9/11" Speech.