Aug 7, 2025 · Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives …

Text of the Declaration of Independence Note: The source for this transcription is the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the broadside produced by John Dunlap on the night of …

The Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. On …

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4 days ago · Declaration of Independence, document approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great …

Finally, on the 4th of July, the Declaration of Independence was agreed to, engrossed on paper, signed by John Hancock as president, and directed to be sent to the several assemblies, …

The National Constitution Center has provided the three versions of the Declaration of Independence that can be easily printed. A text-only version of the Declaration is a PDF file …

Oct 15, 2025 · Read the full text of the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4th 1776.

Formal declaration of independence The final paragraph, beginning with "We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America," affirms that the 13 colonies are free and …

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit …