What is the Declaration of Independence?

"Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that woul...

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Main Author: Harris, Michael C., 1978- (Author)
Other Authors: Hoare, Jerry (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016]
Series:What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm))
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500 |a "Cover illustration by Kevin MoVeigh"--Publisher. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (page 108). 
520 |a "Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War"-- Provided by publisher. 
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505 0 0 |t What is the Declaration of independence? --  |t A battle for America --  |t Taxes and more taxes --  |t Blood in Boston --  |t The Boston Tea Party --  |t The First Continental Congress --  |t The shot heard round the world --  |t The king must go --  |t Declaring freedom --  |t The United States of America is born --  |t What happened to the signers? --  |t The declaration today --  |t Timelines. 
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