The Declaration of Indepedence
Title
The Declaration of Indepedence
Description
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. Jefferson was a member of a five group committee within Continental Congress tasked with creating a declaration and justification of colonial independence.
Creator
Thomas Jefferson
Source
Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, United States National Archives and Records Administration, (accessed October 10, 2014) http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html.
Date
1776-07-04
Language
English
Type
document
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Citation
Thomas Jefferson, “The Declaration of Indepedence,” The State of History, accessed December 6, 2024, https://soh.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/527.