Facsimile of the original draft of the United States Declaration of Independence with images of the signers around the border.
Annotations

The Declaration of Independence: Annotated

Related links to free scholarly context on JSTOR for the foundational document in American government.
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Politics & History

What Are We to Make of Thomas Jefferson?

There is perhaps no more enigmatic figure in American history than Thomas Jefferson, born April 13, 1743. How should his legacy be understood today?
Declaration of Independence
Politics & Government

Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence?

The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson was not then credited with its authorship.