Our Nation's Great Heritage: The Story of the Declaration of Independence and the ConstitutionOutlines the history of the Declaration of Independence with brief biographies of its signers and discusses the conflicts and compromises of the Constitutional Convention and the monumental document that resulted. |
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THE STORY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | 11 |
Drafting the Document | 23 |
John Hancock 36 Pennsylvania | 53 |
Copyright | |
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