United States Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
"United States Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson is a founding document written in 1776. Drafted by Jefferson and edited by the Continental Congress, it explains why the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent from British rule. The document lists colonial grievances against King George III and asserts natural rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Signed by delegates who risked execution for treason, it became one of history's most influential
statements on human rights and self-governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 |
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| Title | United States Declaration of Independence |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence |
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Project Gutenberg has three editions of this work: #1 is the original Project Gutenberg edition, and the world's first eBook. It is supplemented with images of Jefferson's notes and has had various other updates over the years. See also #300, which is substantially the same and provides some additional HTML markup. See also our revised edition #16780, which includes signatories and a little additional information. |
| Credits | Produced by Michael S. Hart |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 46.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E201: History: America: Revolution (1775-1783) |
| LoC Class | JK: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States |
| Subject | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 300 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 1995 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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