2 signers of the declaration of independence went on to become the President of the United States. They were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. During the summer of the year 1776, some of the colonists had celebrated their Independence Day by running mock funerals of King George III. This event...
He is the only person who signed all four of the documents that helped to create the United States: the Declaration of Independence (1776); the Treaty of Alliance, Amity, and Commerce with France (1778); the Treaty of Peace between England, France, and the United States (1782); and the...
On his epitaph, which he composed, Jefferson mentions that he was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statuette of Virginia for Religious Freedom and that he was the father of the University of Virginia. He neglected to mention he had been the President of the United States....
Battle of Sullivan's Island1776 Within months of South Carolina’s declaration of independence from England, the British had organized a flotilla of ships poised to re-enter Charles Town harbor and end the Revolution in the South. Under th leadership of South Carolina militia commanders William Mo...
North Carolina’s state flag and state seal also bear the date of the Declaration of Independence. Charlotte is traditionally considered the home of Southern Presbyterianism. Charlotte mint was not reopened at the war’s end, but the building, albeit in a different location, now houses the Mint...
Now, it’s been a while since we’ve skimmed through the Declaration of Independence, and if you put a gun to our head we’d still not be able to tell you what the Third Amendment of the Constitution does, but we’re pretty sure America is all about life, liberty, and the pursuit...
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