Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

Learn about this seminal chapter in American history as you navigate the complexities of ratification, the key players in American history, and the journey to bring the Declaration of Independence ...

In his first version of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote a scathing indictment of King George for promoting slavery in the New World. The other delegates eventually removed ...

Thomas Jefferson is credited as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. However, his draft was revised by several others in the Congress. The "Committee of Five" was nominated to ...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of ...

But it also examines the famous Thomas Jefferson-penned Declaration of Independence ... had Jefferson write the first draft, but had a finished product edited by the other members of the Committee ...

We speak for free markets and free people, the principles, if you will, marked in the watershed year of 1776 by Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith's “Wealth of Nations.” ...

Recently, the History Channel televised a six-part series about Thomas Jefferson ... the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in July 2026. In the first episode ...

and Thomas Jefferson to compose a declaration to frame Lee's resolution. Which, in good lawyerly form, would itemize the reasons why the independence of the 13 British North American colonies and ...

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble ... privilege to rule over other people without their consent. 2 Thomas Jefferson said that “the mass of mankind has not been born ...