The Declaration of Independence / Karen Price Hossell.
by Price Hossell, Karen.
Material type: BookSeries: Heinemann know itHistorical documents. Publisher: Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2004Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm.ISBN: 1403408025.Subject(s): United States. Declaration of Independence -- Juvenile literature | United States. Declaration of Independence | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Juvenile literature | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783DDC classification: 973.3/13Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
Horn Book, October 2004
Chronicles the events that led to the Declaration of Independence, describes its composition and revision, examines each of its sections, and discusses its restoration and display.
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