As a young man in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson pursues an education based on the ideals of the Enlightenment. After leaving Washington, Thomas Jefferson spent the last two decades of his life at ...
For many Americans, the entirety of the Declaration of Independence can be summed up by Thomas Jefferson’s stirring preamble: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, ...
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Is Jesus the God of the Declaration?

America’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is the perfect time to settle the ongoing debate about the ...
David Armitage explores the Declaration of Independence’s impact in world history as well as its significance within the United States, though for distinct and different reasons. Weeks before his ...
When Thomas Jefferson was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence, he had an exceedingly difficult task ahead of him. The 33-year-old planter, who had left law practice just before Britain’s ...
The Declaration of Independence was first shared through public readings, not signatures. It took time to appear in printed versions. The famous engrossed parchment copy was not signed on a single day ...
Jessica Culver teaches her students to understand history with hashtags. It is one of the innovative ways the social studies teacher engages her classes of 11th and 12th grade students in rural Ozarks ...
On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain.