The Declaration of Independence
eBook - ePub

The Declaration of Independence

America's First Founding Document in U.S. History and Culture

  1. 496 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Declaration of Independence

America's First Founding Document in U.S. History and Culture

About this book

This A-to-Z encyclopedia surveys the history, meaning, and enduring impact of the Declaration of Independence by explaining its contents and concepts, profiling the Founding Fathers, and detailing depictions of the Declaration in art, music, and literature. A comprehensive resource for understanding all aspects of the Declaration of Independence, which marked the formal beginning of the colonies' march toward the creation of the United States of America, this encyclopedia contains more than 200 entries examining various facets of the Declaration of Independence and its enduring impact on American law, politics, and culture. It details key concepts, principles, and intellectual influences that informed the creation of the document, reviews charges leveled in the Declaration against the British crown, summarizes the events of the first and second Continental Congresses, profiles influential architects and signers of the Declaration, discusses existing copies of the Declaration, explains the document's influence on other governments/nations, covers historic sites related to the document, and discusses depictions of the document and its architects in American art, music, and literature over time.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781440863028
eBook ISBN
9798216072591
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Early American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Topical List of Entries
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Timeline
  10. Interesting Facts
  11. Abdication of Government (Charge #23)
  12. Benthamā€™s Short Review of the Declaration of Independence
  13. Calhoun, John C.
  14. Debates over the Declaration of Independence
  15. Endeavored to Prevent the Population (Charge #7)
  16. Facts
  17. George III, Proclamation of Rebellion (August 23, 1775)
  18. Hancockā€™s Letters Accompanying the Declaration of Independence
  19. Independence
  20. Jefferson, Thomas
  21. Kingship
  22. Laws of Nature and of Natureā€™s God
  23. Made Judges Dependent on His Will (Charge #9)
  24. Native American Indians (Charge #27)
  25. Obstructed the Administration of Justice (Charge #8)
  26. Pennsylvania and Its Signers
  27. Quartering Troops (Charge #14)
  28. Reason
  29. Scottish Enlightenment
  30. Taking Away Our Charters (Charge #21)
  31. Unalienable Rights
  32. Virginia and Its Signers
  33. ā€œWeā€ (First-Person Plural)
  34. Appendix A: Thomas Jeffersonā€™s Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence
  35. Appendix B: Declaration of Independence (1776)
  36. Appendix C: Signers by State from North to South
  37. Glossary
  38. Bibliography
  39. Index
  40. About the Author