How the Declaration of Independence Forged Civic Friendship in America
Partisanship divided colonial America even before the Revolution, with John Adams estimating one-third opposed, one-third supportive, and one-third un...
Partisanship divided colonial America even before the Revolution, with John Adams estimating one-third opposed, one-third supportive, and one-third un...
Abraham Lincoln called the Declaration of Independence the foundation of his political beliefs. In 1861, as the nation faced civil war, the document’s...
The Declaration of Independence was more than a political document for the Continental Congress—it was a covenant uniting a people against tyranny, gr...
Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence was heavily edited by Congress, which voted for independence two days before the famous do...
The Declaration of Independence accused Britain of inciting slave rebellions, yet many Founders owned slaves. Thomas Jefferson himself acknowledged th...
Historian Emily Sneff’s new book reveals how news of the Declaration of Independence spread globally in 1776, shaping public reactions from Lisbon to...