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Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and...
How free is free speech?
Seven years after the Bill of Rights was ratified, guaranteeing freedom of speech, Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798, prohibiting criticism of the Government....
Instructions to American Peace Commissioners
During the Revolutionary War, Congress directed the peace commissioners “to undertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce” without the knowledge of the...
Second Design for the Great Seal
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution directing that Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson form a committee to design a seal,...
Treaty of Paris
Soon after the completion of the preliminary treaty of peace, the British government fell and a new round of negotiations started. John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, John...
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