View a webcast that explains the printing and distributing of the Declaration of Independence. The newspapers, as well as the people who published them, shed light on America in its infancy.

Thomas Jefferson had the task of writing the Declaration of Independence amongst the tense climate of the Revolutionary War. This site by EyeWitness to History details information surrounding the writing of this great document.

Memorial to the signing of the Declaration of Independence (Washington)

Listen and read along as news reporters from NPR recite the Declaration of Independence. Somehow the document becomes so much more alive as it is being read aloud.

A map of the Thirteen Colonies color-coded to show the accessions to the principal of Independence before July 2, 1776. The map shows when the colonial delegates to the Continental Congress were instructed to vote on the Declaration of...

An image of "Declaration of Independence", created by John Trumbull from 1817-19 (Oil on canvas, 366 x 549 cm).

An overview of events leading to the Declaration of Independence with direct links, to biographies on significant people, and events mentioned in the text. This site also includes a link to the text of the document.

Thomas Jefferson had the task of writing the Declaration of Independence amongst the tense climate of the Revolutionary War. This site by EyeWitness to History details information surrounding the writing of this great document.

Use this timeline for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to learn more about American history. It takes you from June 7, 1776 through the writing of this major document in U.S. history.

This photo looks up at the famous Statue of Liberty that is located on Liberty Island, in the harbor of New York, USA. The well known statue was gifted to the United States by the French as a gift to commemorate the one hundred year...

This site includes links to short summaries of the history of the Declaration of Independence including the authors and the events leading to its writing; click on "Scanned Originals of Early American Documents" to see the full text of...

This site from the Library of Congress links directly to a chronology of events leading to the declaration of independence from Great Britain, the drafting of the document, and Jefferson'vison as stated in the Declaration of...

John Hancock, prominent colonial statesman and first to sign the Declaration of Independence

An informational site on Jefferson & Madison. Includes general information about each one's life, works, and writings, including The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution. Also includes links to other sites.

Built in 1754 by Richard Stockton (1730-1781), a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It served as the New Jersey Governors mansion from 1945 until 1982 and is now a museum.

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing New Jersey

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing South Carolina

Benjamin Franklin managed men, the whilom printer, king's postmaster-general for America, discoverer, London colonial agent, delegate in the Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.-E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Virginia

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Pennsylvania

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Maryland

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing South Carolina

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Rhode Island

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing New Jersey