Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing.

Describes how the Declaration of Independence came to be written and signed and its importance in defining the principles upon which the United States would be founded.

Focuses on the reasons for the Declaration of Independence, its writers and history of the colonies.

Explains the origins and importance of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution.

The text of the Declaration of Independence is accompanied by illustrations meant to help explain its meaning.

"Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom,...

This book examines the political situation in America at the time of the troubles between England and her colonies there and describes how the Declaration of Independence was written and accepted.

"Many people traveled far to a new land in search of freedom. But years later, they were still ruled by a foreign power. How did the Declaration of Independence proclaim freedom? And how did it help form the United States?"--From the publisher's web site.

The text of the Declaration of Independence is accompanied by illustrations meant to help explain it's meaning.