WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Archives list of the 100 most significant documents in U.S. history, as ranked according to the just-concluded "The People's Vote" public survey, and the number of votes each received:
1. Declaration of Independence (1776) 29,681 votes.
2. Constitution of the United States (1787) 27,070 votes.
3. Bill of Rights (1791) 26,545 votes.
4. Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) 13,417 votes.
5. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863) 13,086 votes.
6. 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote (1920) 12,282 votes.
7. 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery throughout the nation (1865) 11,789 votes.
8. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (1863) 9,939 votes.
9. The 1964 Civil Rights Act (1964) 9,860 votes.
10. The 1935 Social Security Act (1935) 8,157 votes.
11. The Monroe Doctrine (1823) 7,795 votes.
12. U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) 7,313 votes.
13. 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting civil rights to former slaves (1868) 7,081 votes.
14. U.S. Supreme Court decision in Marbury vs. Madison (1803) 6,155 votes.
15. Articles of Confederation (1777) 5,785 votes.
16. The Homestead Act, accelerating settlement in the western territories (1862) 4,540 votes.
17. 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving voting rights to black men (1870) 4,479 votes.
18. The Marshall Plan, a program of U.S. aid to Europe after World War II. (1948) 4,441 votes.
19. The 1965 Voting Rights Act (1965) 3,993 votes.
20. Federalist Papers Nos. 10 and 51, promoting ratification of the Constitution (1787-1788) 3,859 votes.
21. The United Nations Charter (1945) 3,496 votes.
22. The Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. (1783) 3,278 votes.
23. Thomas Edison's Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880) 3,267 votes.
24. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) 3,095 votes.
25. George Washington's Farewell Address (1796) 2,950 votes.
26. National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, authorizing the construction of the U.S. inter-state highways system (1956) 2,743 votes.
27. 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishing the federal income tax (1913) 2,713 votes.
28. John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (1961) 2,708 votes .
29. Franklin Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech to Congress, leading to a declaration of war against Imperial Japan (1941) 2,663 votes.
30. Manhattan Project Notebook (1945) 2,616 votes.
31. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865) 2,540 votes.
32. Virginia Plan drafted by James Madison at the constitutional convention proposing a strong central government composed of three branches (1787) 2,356 votes.
33. The Social Security Act amendments of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid (1965) 2,234 votes.
34. The check for the purchase of the Alaska territory from Russia (1868) 2,219 votes.
35. Richard Henry Lee's resolution before the Continental Congress proposing independence from Britain (1776) 2,057 votes.
36. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the war between the United States and Mexico (1848) 1,943 votes.
37. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act -- also known as the G.I. Bill (1944) 1,919 votes.
38. The Northwest Ordinance, which provided a mechanism for admitting new states to the union (1787) 1,844 votes.
39. The Federal Judiciary Act, establishing the federal court system (1789) 1,828 votes.
40. Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (1916) 1,721 votes.
41. U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott vs. Sanford (1857) 1,657 votes.
42. Surrender of Germany (1945) 1,554 votes.
43. Act Establishing Yellowstone National Park (1872) 1,504 votes.
44. Washington's First Inaugural Address (1789) 1,491 votes.
45. Pacific Railway Act (1862) 1,451 votes.
46. Surrender of Japan (1945) 1,434 votes.
47. 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for the direct election of United States Senators (1913) 1,419 votes.
48. Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points (1918) 1,388 votes.
49. Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803) 1,387 votes.
50. Treaty of Alliance with France (1778) 1,300 votes.
51. Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933) 1,213 votes.
52. Press release announcing U.S. recognition of Israel (1948) 1,195 votes.
53. The Truman Doctrine, marking the beginning of the Cold War (1947) 1,194 votes.
54. Eli Whitney's patent for the Cotton Gin (1794) 1,135 votes.
55. The Missouri Compromise, admitting Missouri to the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state so not to upset the balance between slave and free (1820) 1,120 votes.
56. Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 annual message to Congress in which he identified the Four Freedoms necessary to preserve world democratic systems (1941) 1,117 votes.
57. The National Labor Relations Act (1935) 1,116 votes.
58. Theodore Roosevelt's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1905) 1,091 votes.
59. U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 1,042 votes.
60. Executive Order 9981, desegregating the U.S. armed forces (1948) 1,010 votes.
61. Lend-Lease Act (1941) 954 votes.
62. International Test Ban Treaty (1963) 936 votes.
63. Wilson's joint address to Congress leading to a declaration of war against Germany (1917) 895 votes.
64. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's June 6, 1944, "D-Day" Order of the Day (1944) 881 votes.
65. Aerial photograph of Soviet missiles in Cuba (1962) 875 votes.
66. Andrew Jackson's message to Congress "On Indian Removal" (1830) 865 votes.
67. The articles of agreement relating to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, ending the U.S. Civil War (1865) 857 votes.
68. The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) 850 votes.
69. U.S. Supreme Court decision in McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819) 845 votes.
70. The Morrill Act establishing a system of land-grant colleges (1862) 839 votes.
71. The original design of the Great Seal of the United States (1782) 787 votes.
72. The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) 723 votes.
73. Franklin Roosevelt's radio address unveiling the second half of the New Deal (1936) 717 votes.
74. The Congressional joint resolution providing for the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands (1898) 691 votes.
75. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) 669 votes.
76. The official program for the 1963 March on Washington promoting civil rights (1963) 666 votes.
77. The Compromise of 1850, a series of bills addressing the issue of slavery (1850) 666 votes.
78. Executive Order 10730 desegregating the Little Rock, Ark., Central High School (1957) 655 votes.
79. The transcript of Astronaut John Glenn's official communication with Florida's Mission Control (1962) 613 votes.
80. Telegram announcing the surrender of Fort Sumter in South Carolina, marking the beginning of the U.S. Civil War (1861) 604 votes.
81. The Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812 (1814) 583 votes.
82. The Zimmermann telegram, proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico prior to the U.S. entry into World War I (1917) 580 votes.
83. President Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961) 567 votes.
84. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which laid the groundwork for a U.S. military build up in South Vietnam (1964) 555 votes.
85. The Chinese Exclusion Act, the first significant law limiting immigration into the United States (1882) 486 votes.
86. Executive Order 10924 establishing the Peace Corps. (1961) 482 votes.
87. Senate Resolution 301 censuring Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., (1954) 455 votes.
88. U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gibbons vs. Ogden prohibiting states from interfering with the federal government's right to regulate inter-state commerce (1824) 440 votes.
89. The Wade-Davis Bill, establishing a framework for confederate states to be readmitted to the union (1864) 405 votes.
90. The Dawes Act, relating to the treatment of American Indians (1887) 372 votes.
91. Executive Order 9066 forcing the relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II (1942) 334 votes.
92. The Pendleton Act, establishing the U.S. civil service (1883) 294 votes.
93. Executive Order 8802 prohibiting discrimination in the U.S. defense industry (1941) 284 votes.
94. National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) 279 votes.
95. The U.S. War Department General Order 143: Creation of the U.S. Colored Troops (1863) 257 votes.
96. Treaty of Fort Laramie, setting aside lands for the Sioux Nation (1868) 251 votes.
97. Boulder Canyon Project Act, authorizing construction of what became the Hoover Dam (1928) 213 votes.
98. Platt Amendment, protecting Cuba's independence (1903) 140 votes.
99. Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State (1953) 136 votes.
100. The De Lôme Letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador and critical of U.S. President William McKinley, helped draw the United States into the Spanish-American War (1898) 97 votes.
