The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the founding and most fundamental documents of the United States. On July 4, 1776, during the American...
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Declaration of Independence Primary Source Questions
Read the Declaration of Independence in its entirety here. What does the Declaration say is the purpose of a government? Based on how it is used, what...
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was a document that was published in 1819 that was allegedly created and signed on May 20, 1775 just one...
George Wythe
American statesman and revolutionary George Wythe was born in 1726 on his family's plantation in Chesterville near present day Hampton, Virginia. Both...
William Blackstone
Born to an middle-class English family in 1723, the political philosopher William Blackstone began his academic pursuits as a poet before his...
The Path to the Declaration
The path to independence started with the Continental Congress and involved several years of debate before the Declaration of Independence was drafted...