Publisher's Synopsis
Do you want to learn about the Declaration of Independence but don't have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! Some of the interesting topics covered in the book are:
- Meeting of the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1774 and how the delegates from the colonies dealt with the Coercive Acts forced upon the American colonists by the British.
- The impact of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" on the cry for independence of the American colonies from Great Britain.
- The resolution introduced by the Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee that called for "That these United Colonies are, and of right to be, free and independent States, ..."
- Drafting of the Declaration of Independence led by Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five.
- The American public's reaction to the Declaration of Independence when it was released in early July 1776.
- Legacy of the Declaration, including the impact it had on the women's rights movement and President Lincoln's inspiration for emancipation of the slaves during the American Civil War.
- And much more...