This week we travel back in American history to the time of thirteen colonies struggling to free themselves from the rule of the British monarch. The story of the creation of the Declaration of Independence is a dramatic one, and I've found some excellen
In July of 1776, bells rang out over Philadelphia signaling the approval of Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress.
In June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in congressionally imposed secrecy.
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights are the focus of this site from the U.
From the Library of Congress, Today in History covers events from American history with extensive links into their American Memory collection for more depth.
Assembling representatives from each of the thirteen colonies, the Continental Congress began its efforts to resist the British in 1774.
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