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 …

Apr 25, 2024 · Preamble to the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. …

Dec 14, 2018 · The introductory sentence states the Declaration’s main purpose, to explain the colonists’ right to revolution. In other words, “to declare the causes which impel them to the …

Sep 20, 2022 · Learn what the document says, its meaning, and how it was created on our main Declaration of Independence page. You can even add your name to the Declaration of …

Aug 18, 2023 · Please credit the National Archives as the original source. The Declaration of Independence High-Resolution Declaration Image (1.43 MB) This image is of the actual …

From Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence to the Bicentennial reproductions, these documents highlight the Declaration’s enduring symbol of freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of a …

Jun 6, 2017 · Although the preamble is the best known part of the Declaration today, it attracted considerably less attention in its own time. For most eighteenth-century readers, it was an …

Sep 26, 2016 · Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was …

May 14, 2018 · The Declaration of Independence is made up of five distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion.

May 22, 2025 · --Preamble to the United States Constitution Constitution Page 2 Download The Constitution of the United States All four pages of the document are on permanent display at …