About Us

Milestone Documents is your primary source for historic texts and expert analysis. We pair the most significant primary documents of all time with award-winning analysis by our global network of 300 historians and scholars. Whether you’re writing a paper, preparing for an exam, or looking to take your history study or instruction to the next level, your success starts here. Become a member and start studying smarter.

SCHOLARLY

Our content is written by historians and scholars from around the globe. Adapted from the award-winning Milestone Documents reference series, all material from this site is suitable for citation in any academic work.

RELIABLE

Everything you’ll find here was produced in the best tradition of scholarly academic publishing and has been exhaustively fact-checked and vetted.

EXTENSIVE

Our constantly expanding document collection includes over 1,200 primary sources from U.S. and world history as well as Western civilization and world religions.

• Constitutions, laws, court cases
• Executive orders, decrees
• Treaties, international agreements
• Speeches
• Letters, journals, memoirs
• Philosophical and religious writings
• Manifestos, treatises

We encourage you to browse our collection.

INSIGHTFUL

Our experts explore and explain our primary sources with clarity and nuance and provide direction, ideas, and sources for continued research and inquiry:

• Biographical profiles
• Document Explanation and Analysis
• Glossaries and Essential Quotes
• Context, Audience, and Impact
• Study Topics
• Timelines and Key Events
• Bibliographies and Sources for Further Study

Our educator membership includes lesson plans, quizzes, graphic organizers, study topics, and other handouts to help you revolutionize your history classroom. Created by historians and veteran teachers and tied to the National History Standards, our teacher materials support discovery learning through primary sources and technology.

AFFORDABLE

An annual membership costs less than your average textbook.

In fact, we’re part of a global movement in higher education to DITCH THE TEXTBOOK, as we offer a dynamic, affordable, learning environment that can be customized to meet professor needs.

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