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This site includes many primary resources on the founding documents.  While I think it might be a little overwhelming for students to use, teachers could use the annotated Constitution section which gives excellent notes, information and writings about the Constitution and the BIll of Rights.  It also includes a lot of supporting primary documents that assisted in writing the founding documents.

Primary Source Document of the Magna Carta is a good document to compare with the Declaration of Independence.  

I suspect elementary kids would have trouble with this. You might show them the actual wording but give them a masterfully watered down version.

 A huge library of the founding documents and a timeline.  Many of the documents include a glossary.  However, many of the connected sites don't work.  Also just be careful as this website does seem to have a right wing agenda. 

These are great document analysis worksheets that could be used with any of the founding documents. I have specifically used them with major speeches and texts. I think these could also be used for an initial investigation of the Bill of Rights or Declaration of Independence.

This gives a sample of the most celebrated documents and milestones in history. I thought it was interesting to be able to click on a plethora of links not on just the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constittution, Bill of Rights but also links to the Emancipation Proclamation, Social Security Act, FDR's "Day of Infamy" speech and much more.

The National Archives is truly a remarkable site. Remember when we had to teach history without the richness of all the documents we can now get online?

This site has good pdf links to all the founding documents.  Additionally, it includes a section on using the Constitution and connecting it to current events.  I have used this before in class and it works great (and it includes recent news - from the past week!).  It also includes various lessons to use too.

The Bill of Rights institute offers a wealth of materials for teachers. In addition to copies of each of the Founding Documents and accompanying essays about each, there are many other materials on the site. Among my favorite resources are the many lesson plans made for teachers of all levels.

This website is a huge collection of U.S. history texts, documents and audio/video files. Everything is organized by year, which makes it easier to locate specific documents.

The following is a translation of the document by Laurent Dubois and John Garrigus as published in "Slave Revolution in the Caribbean 1789 - 1804: A Brief History with Documents ." This might be an interesting document to use with the Declaration of Independence.

A good primary source document that Thurgood Marshall gave in 1987 on the 200th anniversary of the US Constitution; giving reference that this document is a living document for generations to come.

This primary source document on the 15h Amendment speaks volumes when it states "Although ratified on February 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th Amendment would not be fully realized for almost a century. There are Historical Collection links as well.

I found this link based off of my previous link of Washington's letter to the Jews of Newport. This is a collection of 50 critical primary sources that trace America's growth from the Declaration through the 1980s. It's interesting to see their choices of documents to include, and the story it tells of American history.

This is the National Archives' "Charters of Freedom" website. In addition to having full transcriptions of the DOI, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, there are links to many ancillary materials as well. Included in the site are lesson suggestions, other primary source materials, and scholarly essays about the legacy of our Founding Documents.

Transcripts of the Constitution that could be excerpted or used in entirety with classes. This website contains high resolution images and also transcripts of documents. Furthermore, it has background and history of the documents.

Thanks for this!

A PBS video about what happened to the founding fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence.  I think students would find this interesting so they can see how signing this document really did impact the lives of these men.  Would be a nice conclusion to teaching it as it is only 8:00 minutes long.

This is link to a PBS website called "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow". This particular page explores the ratification of the 14th Amendment. It also includes links to short videos and related documents.

Exploring the Digital Vaults is easy. You can browse through the hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips and discover the connection between some of the National Archives' most treasured records. This is a fun way to have students explore historical documents and really just stumble upon treasures.

A huge resource of various primary sources from 500 BC to 1800 AD

A massive collection of literature and documents which were relevant to the colonists lives in America. Beginning in 500 B.C. - 500 A.D. through 1700-1800s. So for those Early American History lovers this is a good one. It also includes military documents.

Wow. I came across the site when I clicked on a link in the CUNY website, and I was blown away. I am amazed that I haven't come across this website before (I bet most of you have). It's got a plethora of primary sources on revolutionary and post-revolutionary America, as well as many other eras throughout American history. It also has teaching tools and lesson plans. I think that what I like the most about it is how well organized it seems to be. I will definitely be using this!

Indeed, bookmark this site because it has just about anything you might want. It, and the archives, are the staples for US history teachers.

This site is incredible and so easy to use. Thanks for sharing it!

Provides a lengthy background on history of the Women's Suffrage Movement, but I particularly like the primary source documents at the end which include excerpts from an assortment of players in the movement in the early 1900's.

Washington's 1790 letter to the Jews of Newport, RI, in which he alludes to First Amendment freedoms of religion. Great resource for tracing freedom of religion throughout history