Editor's Note: The following is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflect the original. In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When...
Rediscovering America: A Quiz for Independence Day
Near the end of his life, Thomas Jefferson described the Declaration of Independence as “an expression of the American mind.” On Independence Day, Americans should remember not only the Founding Fathers and the Revolutionary War but, more important, the fundamental principles and ideals that created and sustain the nation. The...