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1American Writers: I
C-SPAN documentaries on "the most influential writings of the 1600-1800 period in American history"--the Mayflower Compact, Benjamin Franklin's 'Autobiography,' 'Common Sense,' the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution. Online videos, texts, and background notes.
2Ben's Guide: Historical Documents
Student guide to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, 'The Federalist' papers, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Gettysburg Address. Part of Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (U.S. Government Printing Office).
3Coming of the American Revolution Topic List
Newspapers, documents, and letters from the Massachusetts Historical Society for the study of the Intolerable and Coercive acts; the Sons of Liberty; the Boston Massacre; the Committees of Correspondence; Continental Congresses; the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; the Continental Army; and the Declaration of Independence.
4Congress for Kids
Take a virtual tour of the federal government. You will learn about the struggle for independence, the creation of the three branches of government, and much more. A quiz follows each chapter. Created by Dirksen Congressional Center.
5ConstitutionFacts.com - Declaration of Independence Quiz
A quiz to test one's knowledge about the Declaration of Independence. From the Web companion to Terry L. Jordan's book 'The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It.'
6Creating the United States - Exhibitions - myLOC.gov
Library of Congress exhibition of documents, images, and multimedia illustrating the history of America's founding documents: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
7Declaration of Independence - ushistory.org
Images, biographies, backgrounders, information on related places, and more on the Declaration of Independence. From Philadelphia's Independence Hall Association.
8Declaring Independence
Flash movie about the Declaration of Independence, based on images from Archiving Early America--an online archive of American history documents.
9Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
"Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents" is an online version of a Library of Congress exhibit. Find a chronology of events from June 7, 1776, to Jan. 18, 1777. Learn how the documents were drafted and view some original papers.
10Enlightenment and Revolution - National Geographic Education Video
This 4-minute video explains the impact of the Declaration of Independence on America of today. From National Geographic Digital Motion.
11Join the Signers of the Declaration
Here, you can add your name to the Declaration of Independence alongside America's forefathers. You can also learn interesting facts about the signers of the Declaration and view a time line of its creation. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
12LIBERTY! The American Revolution
This chronicle of the American Revolution is keyed to a public television documentary. It includes biographies, images, videos, accounts of battles and other events, documents, a time line, and "The Road to Revolution" game.
13NOVA/Saving the National Treasures
This companion Web site to the PBS 'NOVA' program "Saving the National Treasures" includes interactive features explaining the technology of conservation of the Declaration of Independence and other "Charters of Freedom."
14Our Documents - 100 milestone documents
Facsimile images and transcripts of 100 milestone documents of American history, each with a background note. (The project is a cooperative effort of National History Day, the National Archives and Records Administration, and USA Freedom Corps.)
15Samuel Adams: The Rights of the Colonists, 1772
This declaration, the authorship of which was debated for some time, contains many of the ideas that were subsequently expressed in the American Declaration of Independence. Part of the Historical Texts Project at Hanover College.
16The American Revolution (John Bull and Uncle Sam)
Images of documents, stamps, and engravings illustrating the events of the American Revolution as they were perceived at the time in Britain and America. From an online exhibition mounted by the Library of Congress and the British Library.
17The Declaration of Independence [ushistory.org]
Part of a U.S. history textbook published online by the Independence Hall Association, this page overviews the composition and adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
18Thomas Jefferson Online / PBS
Web companion to Ken Burns's (PBS) film that attempts "to explain Thomas Jefferson to ourselves." With Jefferson's writings (including all drafts of the Declaration of Independence), documents related to Monticello, interviews with historians and political writers, and teaching resources.
19Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
John Adams describes the writing of the Declaration of Independence in a letter, explaining "why so young a man as Mr. Jefferson was placed at the head of the committee" for preparing it. From a primary-source Web site maintained by Ibis Communications.
1American Writers: I
C-SPAN documentaries on "the most influential writings of the 1600-1800 period in American history"--the Mayflower Compact, Benjamin Franklin's 'Autobiography,' 'Common Sense,' the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution. Online videos, texts, and background notes.
2Ben's Guide: Historical Documents
Student guide to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, 'The Federalist' papers, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Gettysburg Address. Part of Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (U.S. Government Printing Office).
3Coming of the American Revolution Topic List
Newspapers, documents, and letters from the Massachusetts Historical Society for the study of the Intolerable and Coercive acts; the Sons of Liberty; the Boston Massacre; the Committees of Correspondence; Continental Congresses; the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; the Continental Army; and the Declaration of Independence.
4Congress for Kids
Take a virtual tour of the federal government. You will learn about the struggle for independence, the creation of the three branches of government, and much more. A quiz follows each chapter. Created by Dirksen Congressional Center.
5ConstitutionFacts.com - Declaration of Independence Quiz
A quiz to test one's knowledge about the Declaration of Independence. From the Web companion to Terry L. Jordan's book 'The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It.'
6Creating the United States - Exhibitions - myLOC.gov
Library of Congress exhibition of documents, images, and multimedia illustrating the history of America's founding documents: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
7Declaration of Independence - ushistory.org
Images, biographies, backgrounders, information on related places, and more on the Declaration of Independence. From Philadelphia's Independence Hall Association.
8Declaring Independence
Flash movie about the Declaration of Independence, based on images from Archiving Early America--an online archive of American history documents.
9Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
"Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents" is an online version of a Library of Congress exhibit. Find a chronology of events from June 7, 1776, to Jan. 18, 1777. Learn how the documents were drafted and view some original papers.
10Enlightenment and Revolution - National Geographic Education Video
This 4-minute video explains the impact of the Declaration of Independence on America of today. From National Geographic Digital Motion.
11Join the Signers of the Declaration
Here, you can add your name to the Declaration of Independence alongside America's forefathers. You can also learn interesting facts about the signers of the Declaration and view a time line of its creation. From the National Archives and Records Administration.
12LIBERTY! The American Revolution
This chronicle of the American Revolution is keyed to a public television documentary. It includes biographies, images, videos, accounts of battles and other events, documents, a time line, and "The Road to Revolution" game.
13NOVA/Saving the National Treasures
This companion Web site to the PBS 'NOVA' program "Saving the National Treasures" includes interactive features explaining the technology of conservation of the Declaration of Independence and other "Charters of Freedom."
14Our Documents - 100 milestone documents
Facsimile images and transcripts of 100 milestone documents of American history, each with a background note. (The project is a cooperative effort of National History Day, the National Archives and Records Administration, and USA Freedom Corps.)
15Samuel Adams: The Rights of the Colonists, 1772
This declaration, the authorship of which was debated for some time, contains many of the ideas that were subsequently expressed in the American Declaration of Independence. Part of the Historical Texts Project at Hanover College.
16The American Revolution (John Bull and Uncle Sam)
Images of documents, stamps, and engravings illustrating the events of the American Revolution as they were perceived at the time in Britain and America. From an online exhibition mounted by the Library of Congress and the British Library.
17The Declaration of Independence [ushistory.org]
Part of a U.S. history textbook published online by the Independence Hall Association, this page overviews the composition and adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
18Thomas Jefferson Online / PBS
Web companion to Ken Burns's (PBS) film that attempts "to explain Thomas Jefferson to ourselves." With Jefferson's writings (including all drafts of the Declaration of Independence), documents related to Monticello, interviews with historians and political writers, and teaching resources.
19Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
John Adams describes the writing of the Declaration of Independence in a letter, explaining "why so young a man as Mr. Jefferson was placed at the head of the committee" for preparing it. From a primary-source Web site maintained by Ibis Communications.