American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
The philosophy, drafting, signers, and enduring global legacy of America's founding document.
The Declaration of Independence
Drafting the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was not written in a single inspired sitting, nor did it emerge fully formed from a single mind. Its…
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Global Impact of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was addressed, in its opening lines, to "the opinions of mankind"—a phrase that proved prophetic. Within a…
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Grievances in the Declaration of Independence
The longest section of the Declaration of Independence is neither its philosophical preamble nor its concluding declaration of sovereignty…
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Natural Rights Philosophy and the Declaration of Independence
The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence contains a philosophical argument of extraordinary density and ambition. In roughly
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The Committee of Five
On June 11, 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee of five delegates to prepare a formal declaration of independence.…
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The Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted a document that severed the political bonds between thirteen British…
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Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
Fifty-six men affixed their names to the engrossed parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence, most of them on August 2, 1776. Their
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