Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Recording important events -- Storing valuable documents -- What is the Declaration of Independence? -- Taxing the colonies -- Boycotts and protests -- The colonies band together -- Drafting the document -- Jefferson writes the Declaration -- Congress revises the Declaration -- Independence -- Americans hear the news -- The Introduction -- The Preamble -- The List of Grievances -- The Denunciation of the British People -- The Conclusion -- Engrossing the Declaration -- Travels of the Declaration -- The Declaration on display -- Working with the Declaration