“This rare printing of the Declaration of Independence is a cornerstone ... Robert Luist Fowle of Exeter, New Hampshire.

The Declaration explained the decision for independence by clarifying the causes that drove the “united States” to separate and form itself into a new political entity. Jefferson and the ...

Historical Facts & Myths About America’s Birthday Since the Fourth of July, (which I call Independence Day) is one of my ...

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of ... Because the document also defined the character of the new nation. The line was included “for future use,” Lincoln said, as ...