The Essential Declaration of Independence

The Essential

Declaration of Independence

Helping Americans understand the importance of the Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence confidently announces that America is now a separate nation from Britain and declares the new nation’s purpose, making it essential to our Founding. Download the eBook here.

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Declaring Independence

8 min read

Forming the Declaration

4 min read

About

Why Independence?

7 min read

Reading the Declaration as a Whole

3 min read

Grievances

9 min read

The Confident Mind of the Declaration

10 min read

The Declaration and the American Political Conversation

5 min read

Conclusion

1 min read

The Essential Declaration of Independence

British Acts Before the Declaration of Independence

1765, 1767, and 1774

Declaration Trivia

A widely held misconception about the Declaration of Independence is it was signed on July 4, 1776.

Did You Know?

Benjamin Franklin served as an editor of the original draft.

Who Were the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence?

There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence.

Endorsements

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The Heritage Guide to the Constitution

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A brief and accurate explanation of each clause of the Constitution as envisioned by the Framers and as applied in contemporary law.

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