Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives
This webpage provides a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence, reflecting the original spelling and punctuation.
The Declaration of Independence | National Archives
2024年4月25日 · Preamble to the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it …
The Declaration of Independence: What Does it Say?
2018年12月14日 · The Declaration of Independence was designed for multiple audiences: the King, the colonists, and the world. It was also designed to multitask. Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country.
The Declaration of Independence: A History - National Archives
2018年5月14日 · The Declaration of Independence is made up of five distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion. The introduction states that this document will "declare" the "causes" that have made it necessary for the American colonies to leave the British Empire.
The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence
2017年6月6日 · The best known study of the style of the Declaration is Carl Becker's "The Literary Qualities of the Declaration," in his The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas (1922), pp. 194-223.
The Declaration of Independence: How Did it Happen?
2024年7月5日 · The Declaration of Independence: How Did it Happen? The Revolution Begins. In the early 1770s, more and more colonists became convinced that Parliament intended to take away their freedom. In fact, the Americans saw a pattern of increasing oppression and corruption happening all around the world.
The Constitution of the United States | National Archives
2022年9月21日 · We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.--Preamble to the United States …
I. First Draft by Jefferson, [before June 1776] - Founders Online
2002年1月1日 · The first two pages were reproduced in facsimile in Boyd, Declaration of Independence, 1945, pl. II, and its relation to the Declaration of Independence is discussed at p. 12–15. The document has the following endorsement by TJ in the margin of the first page: “Constitution of Virginia first ideas of Th: J. communicated to a member of the ...
How Was it Made? | National Archives
2020年10月9日 · On July 19, once all 13 colonies had signified their approval of the Declaration of Independence, Congress ordered that it be “fairly engrossed on parchment.” (To “engross” is to write in a large, clear hand.)
Declaration of Independence (Text Only) - National Archives
And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
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