- Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives
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 Museum ) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original
- Text of the Declaration of Independence
Text of the Declaration of Independence Note: The source for this transcription is the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the broadside produced by John Dunlap on the night of July 4, 1776
- The Declaration of Independence | Constitution Center
On July 4, 1776, the United States officially declared its independence from the British Empire when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence The Declaration was authored by a “Committee of Five”—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—with Jefferson as the main drafter But Jefferson himself later admitted
- The Declaration of Independence | National Archives
The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful
- Declaration of Independence - The Heritage Foundation
Declaration of Independence, 17761 IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
- Declaration of Independence | Summary, Definition, Date, Signatures . . .
Declaration of Independence, document approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain On July 2 the Congress had resolved that ‘these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States ’
- The Declaration of Independence - The American Presidency Project
Finally, on the 4th of July, the Declaration of Independence was agreed to, engrossed on paper, signed by John Hancock as president, and directed to be sent to the several assemblies, conventions, and committees, or councils of safety, and to the several commanding officers of the continental troops, and to be proclaimed in each of the United
- THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE—1776 1 - House
Finally, on the 4th of July, the Declaration of Independence was agreed to, engrossed on paper, signed by John Hancock as president, and directed to be sent to the sev-eral assemblies, conventions, and committees, or councils of safety, and to the several commanding officers of the continen-tal troops, and to be proclaimed in each of the United
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