The Declaration of Independence

This A-to-Z encyclopedia surveys the history meaning and enduring impact of the Declaration of Independence by explaining its contents and concepts profiling the Founding Fathers and detailing depictions of the Declaration in art music and literature.A comprehensive resource for understanding all aspects of the Declaration of Independence which marked the formal beginning of the colonies'' march toward the creation of the United States of America this encyclopedia contains more than 200 entries examining various facets of the Declaration of Independence and its enduring impact on American law politics and culture. It details key concepts principles and intellectual influences that informed the creation of the document reviews charges leveled in the Declaration against the British crown summarizes the events of the first and second Continental Congresses profiles influential architects and signers of the Declaration discusses existing copies of the Declaration explains the document''s influence on other governments/nations covers historic sites related to the document and discusses depictions of the document and its architects in American art music and literature over time.