Aug 7, 2025 · Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives …

Nearly every printed or manuscript edition of the Declaration of Independence has slight differences in punctuation, capitalization, and even wording. To find out more about the …

Adams, a leading proponent of independence, persuaded the committee to charge Jefferson with writing the document's original draft, which the Congress then edited. Jefferson largely wrote …

— And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

On the 25th of June, a declaration of the deputies of Pennsylvania, met in provincial conference, expressing their willingness to concur in a vote declaring the United Colonies free and inde …

On July 4, 1776, the United States officially broke away from the British Empire when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. It highlighted the key …

Nov 19, 2025 · The American Revolution was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain ’s North American colonies that began in 1775 and ended with a peace treaty in 1783. The …

Oct 15, 2025 · Congress voted for independence on July 2. Two days later, Congress approved the Declaration of Independence: the rationale for independence. The Declaration begins with …

Read the rough draft and final versions of the Declaration of Independence or listen to them being read by veteran first-person Jefferson interpreter Bill Barker.

When the Declaration of Independence was signed in July 1776, the signers did not know if the new country would be able to win its freedom from England. In fact, the summer campaign of …