or in England, or in the United States." And so the mystery remained until this past February, when Duke graduate student Julia Gaffield found the declaration -- only the second such document in the ...

Button Gwinnett (yes, Button was his real name) was born in England ... the Declaration of Independence. Hancock was president of the Congress at the time of signing, and he signed the document ...

click image for close-up Click here for the text of this historical document ... far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was ...

Numerous forms of communication—newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, and other official documents—would need ... imported into the colonies from England. Parliament tried to distinguish external ...

The Declaration of Arbroath is without doubt the most famous document in Scottish history. Like the American Declaration of Independence ... subject to the King of England or the English, we ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England ... Jefferson's Declaration of Independence resulted in some minor changes, but the spirit of the document went ...

Guelzo: No. And frankly, you read these 27 grievances in the Declaration of Independence and they are a real eye glazer. Doescher: Right. And it's funny because this document has served as such a ...

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original ... Nearly a quarter of the document was cut during editing. Although the paragraphs that remain espouse the ideals ...