Contributor U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Update
10-20-2015
Content Type
Student Resource
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Object Type
Website
License

This transcription gives the complete text of the Declaration of Independence. The declaration, penned by Thomas Jefferson and signed by several American representatives, outlined the Americans’ reasons for separating from Great Britain. This could be used as a lesson starter, mid-lesson, assessment, or document-based question resource, or as the basis for an extended primary source analysis.