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1775-1783

The Declaration of Independence

foundation for America
1999
Describes how the Declaration of Independence came to be written and signed and its importance in defining the principles upon which the United States would be founded.

Give me liberty!

the story of the Declaration of Independence
2001
Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing.

America's founding fathers

their uncommon wisdom and wit
2003

Writings

1987
On t.p.: Boston and London, 17221726--Philadelphia, 1726-1757--London, 1757-1775--Paris, 1776-1785-Philadelphia, 1785-1790--Poor Richard's Almanack, 1733-1758--The Autobiography.

Glenn Beck's common sense

the case against an out-of-control government, inspired by Thomas Paine
2009
Glenn Beck draws on Thomas Paine's original "Common Sense" to encourage Americans to protect the civil liberties and freedoms Thomas urged people to fight for more than two hundred years ago.

Around the world in 1776

1975
An overview of what was going on in the world while the Declaration of Independence was being signed in Philadelphia.

Thomas Jefferson

draftsman of a nation
2007
Presents a comprehensive biography of inventor, statesman, and third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, that examines his sometimes controversial personal and professional life in the context of eighteenth-century America.

Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781

1990
Covers the strategies, tactics, and leadership of various Revolutionary War battles.

The U.S. Constitution

Cartoon Nation
2009
In cartoon format, explains how the U.S. Constitution was created, how it has been amended, and why it is still important today.

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