Web Sites (11 - 20 of 63): "Declaration of Independence"

Georgia Historical Society: Button Gwinnett * - biography and portrait of this former governor who was one of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence.
    .   .

Civil Rights Law and History - The Declaration of Independence, issued on July 4, 1776, stated "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal..." Yet the new nation declaring its independence permitted the continuation of the practice of slavery for...
Reviewer: J. Nicol     .   .

Button Gwinnett * - biography of the patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
    .   .

Sherman, Roger * - detailed biography of this man who signed the Declaration of Independence. Roger Sherman, the subject of the present memoir, was a native of Newton, Massachusetts, where he was born on the 19th of April, 1721. His ancestors were from Dedham, in England, w...
    .   .

Colonial Hall: Biography of Francis Lewis * - find out how this man from Wales came to sign the Declaration of Independence. Francis Lewis was a native of Landaff, in South Wales, where he was born in the year 1713. His father was a clergyman, belonging to the established church. His mother was the d...
    .   .

Guilford Courthouse: A Pivotal Battle in the War for Independence (32) - Learn how the deceptive results of this battle in the backwoods of North Carolina helped set the stage for American victory. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Source/Host: National Parkl Service | Reviewer: S. Yamahata     .   .

Liberia * -
    .   .

4th of July - Independence Day * - On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from England and Democracy was born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream. The United States is t...
    .   .

James Madison: His Legacy * - James Madison: his historical and political legacy. The life of James Madison provides a unique unifying perspective on the early development of the critical institutions and practices of the government of the United States.
    .   .

THOMAS JEFFERSON: * - Jefferson was the central figure behind the founding of the Democratic Party. He was also the author of the Declaration of Independence, which described the principles of freedom, government by consent of the governed, and equal rights to "life, libe...
    .   .