Introduction: Engaging the History of the Declaration -- Ch. 1. A History of Repeated Injuries: The Designs of Empire -- Ch. 2. Let Facts Be Submitted to a Candid World: Power on Trial -- Ch. 3. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Jefferson and the Natural Social Order -- Ch. 4. New Guards for Their Future Security: The Declaration and the Constitution -- Conclusion: The Declaration and Its Implications -- App. A. Declaration of Independence -- App. B. Strictures upon the Declaration / Thomas Hutchinson