The vote is part of a larger project created by the National Archives and National History Day in collaboration with USA Freedom Corps titled Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics and Service. The purpose of Our Documents is to provide programs like The People’s Voteto engage Americans in a better understanding of the records that shaped our country. 
The Top 10 Milestone Documents:
- Declaration of Independence (1776) 29,681 votes
- Constitution of the United States (1787) 27,070 votes
- Bill of Rights (1791) 26,545 votes
- Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) 13,417 votes
- Emancipation Proclamation (1863) 13,086 votes
- 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote (1920) 12,282 votes
- 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865) 11,789 votes
- Gettysburg Address (1863) 9,939 votes
- Civil Rights Act (1964) 9,860 votes
- Social Security Act (1935) 8,157 votes
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