Knowledge

Committee of Five

Source 📝

260: 65: 464: 243: 22: 5154: 4121: 3095: 904:
permanent public display, enshrined in the rotunda of the National Archives at Washington, D.C. For a partially successful effort to piece together the fragmented record of the genesis of the Declaration's creation during this 33-day interval, see Wilfred J. Ritz, "The Authentication of the Engrossed Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776", in the Cornell Law School's
810:(University of Delaware Press, 2000), Chapter 15: Independence is Declared, p. 117 therein. Speculatively, an estimated time moment interval of 14:00 LMT up to 18:00 LMT appears to be the period during which this day's historic events reached completion by the vote in Congress and the newspaper report of independence declared. 836:
Our Congress Resolved to Declare the United Colonies Free and the Independent States. A Declaration for this purpose, I expect, will this day pass Congress, it is nearly gone through, after which it will be Proclaimed with all the State & Solemnity Circumstances will admit. It is gone so far that
511:
in an attest. Memories of the participants proved to be very short on this particular historic moment. Not three decades had elapsed by which time the prominent members of the Committee of Five could no longer recollect either detail of what had actually taken place, or their active participation, on
490:
Historians have had no documentary means by which to determine the identity of the authenticating party. It is unclear whether the Declaration was authenticated by the Committee of Five's signature, or the Committee submitted the fair copy to President Hancock for his authenticating signature, or the
421:
gave the Declaration the third reading and commenced scrutiny of the precise wording of the proposed text. But for two passages in the Committee of Five's draft that were rejected by the Committee of the Whole the work was accepted without any other major changes. One was a critical reference to the
903:
Congress may have taken as little as 33 days from the debates of July 1 to the opening of business on August 2, to establish "THE unanimous DECLARATION of the thirteen united STATES OF AMERICA", being the revised-format edition of the July 4 Declaration. This 'unanimous thirteen' edition remains on
889:
The Congress left no record of when, during the night of July 4/5, President John Hancock affixed his authenticating signature to either the Committee's fair copy of the Dunlap broadside master copy (the printer's proof-copy). On the extant original copies of the printed broadside, one finds this:
863:(Alfred A. Knopf, 1997), Chapter III: Mr. Jefferson and His Editors, p. 150. Speculatively, an estimated time moment interval of 10:30 LMT up to 11:00 LMT appears to be the least unlikely period during which the voted adoption of the precise wording of the text of the Declaration was completed. 361:
decided that Jefferson would write the first draft. With Congress's busy schedule, Jefferson had limited time to write the draft over the ensuing 17 days. He then consulted with the others on the committee, who reviewed the draft and made extensive changes. Jefferson then produced another copy
365:
Among the changes was the simplification of what Jefferson had termed "preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness" to the more succinct and sonorous phrase familiar to all today, “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. This shares some similarities with, but is
445:
in complaisance to South Carolina and Georgia, who had never attempted to restrain the importation of slaves, and who, on the contrary, still wished to continue it. Our Northern brethren also, I believe, felt a little tender under these censures, for though their people had very few slaves
454:
recalled many years later, this work of editing the proposed text was largely completed by the time of adjournment on July 3. However, the text's formal adoption was deferred until the following morning, when the Congress voted its agreement during the late morning of July 4.
2348: 306:. The actual declaration of "American Independence" is precisely the text comprising the final paragraph of the published broadside of July 4. The broadside's final paragraph repeated the text of the Lee Resolution as adopted by the declaratory resolve voted on July 2. 890:"Signed by Order and in Behalf of the Congress, JOHN HANCOCK, President." For a scholarly appraisal of this national tragedy of the absent record of Hancock's signature moment, see Julian P. Boyd, "The Declaration of Independence: The Mystery of the Lost Original", in 2342: 2188: 349:. Because the committee left no minutes, there is some uncertainty about how the drafting process proceeded. Accounts written many years later by Jefferson and Adams, although frequently cited, vary in some respects. 2489: 938:: The Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence, as first published on July 5, 1776, entitled "A DECLARATION By The Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In General Congress assembled". 4588: 3511: 290:
in Congress resolved to postpone until Monday, July 1, the final consideration of whether or not to declare the several sovereign independencies of the Colonies, which had been proposed by the
876:(N.Y: The MacMillan Co., 1912), Volume III: The American Revolution, 1761–1789; Chapter VII: The Declaration of Independence, pp. 182–209, wherein July 4th, p. 205. See also Edward Channing, 969: 1891: 1579: 989: 3411: 479:
The draft document as adopted was then referred back to the Committee of Five to prepare a "fair copy", this being the redrafted-as-corrected document prepared for delivery to the
944:: The Goddard broadside of the Declaration of Independence, as first published on January 31, 1777, entitled "The unanimous DECLARATION of the Thirteen United States of AMERICA". 855:
For verification of the late morning July 4 time of Congress' agreement to the text of the Declaration, see Paul H. Smith, "Time and Temperature: Philadelphia, July 4, 1776", in
2750: 4200: 3548: 833:
A New Jersey delegate to Congress, Abraham Clark, wrote to his friend Elias Dayton during the early morning of July 4, explaining Congress' recent editing of the Declaration:
5478: 5515: 4791: 3700: 2755: 2603: 1683: 994: 4720: 4434: 4208: 1572: 3462: 512:
July 4 and 5 of 1776. And so during these early decades was born the durable myth of one grand ceremonial general signing on July 4, by all the delegates to Congress.
1869: 409:
the following day, during the afternoon of July 2. The Committee of the Whole then turned to the Declaration, and it was given a second reading before adjournment.
302:
of Virginia. During these allotted three weeks Congress agreed to appoint a committee to draft a statement to outline the reasons for the Colonies seceding from the
3741: 3682: 3590: 1584: 1034: 4314: 3237: 962: 2115: 222: 2718: 2643: 1961: 5645: 3714: 3157: 1790: 955: 872:
For corroboration of time (16:45 to 18:35 LMT) of the completion of the 'fair copy' of the Declaration by the Committee of Five, see Edward Channing,
4468: 4297: 3756: 1779: 405:) for the recording of this historic vote. The Congress then heard the report of the Committee of the Whole and declared the sovereign status of the 503:
Following release of the Dunlap broadside on July 5, the public could read who had signed the Declaration. Hancock's signature, as President of the
5399: 3569: 2743: 2693: 2633: 627: 4381: 4331: 3687: 3416: 1856: 5191: 4559: 3761: 3746: 2663: 2648: 4595: 4228: 4216: 2507: 2083: 1821: 1798: 96:
of July 4, 1776. This Declaration committee operated from June 11, 1776, until July 5, 1776, the day on which the Declaration was published.
4189: 3796: 3736: 1768: 1300: 162:, whose academic writings and press publications had a very significant influence in the American Revolution, the only person to sign the 4549: 3751: 3519: 3132: 1980: 5232: 3803: 3614: 2005: 1904: 1736: 1559: 1208: 1151: 393:. The title of the document was "A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled". 218: 5472: 5458: 5220: 5115: 3650: 3501: 3269: 3222: 2733: 2638: 2618: 2430: 2133: 1875: 1156: 978: 192: 163: 93: 29: 929: 5406: 4495: 4396: 4391: 4386: 3828: 3619: 2546: 2541: 2536: 1924: 5368: 5324: 4658: 4178: 3347: 2765: 2653: 2262: 1911: 1757: 1274: 761: 226: 5396: 4575: 3598: 3483: 2367: 1919: 1699: 705: 390: 25: 5553: 5438: 5208: 5041: 4979: 4668: 4651: 4244: 3781: 3731: 3284: 2708: 2560: 2425: 2354: 2148: 2066: 1985: 1413: 1269: 1043: 999: 521: 159: 5427: 4429: 4157: 3851: 3726: 2886: 2289: 1599: 601: 491:
authentication awaited President John Hancock's signature on the printer's finished proof-copy of what became known as the
4663: 4192: 3660: 3374: 3302: 2698: 2623: 2440: 1771: 495:. Either way, upon the July 5 release of the Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration, the Committee of Five's work was done. 2088: 385:
On June 28, 1776, the committee presented this copy to the "Committee of the Whole" Congress, which was commemorated by
5184: 4943: 3922: 3205: 2180: 1508: 1952: 5314: 5304: 3635: 3254: 3152: 2678: 2477: 2207: 1284: 1259: 1223: 798:
For verification of the afternoon July 2 date of this vote of Congress, see Harold Eberlein & Cortlandt Hubbard,
326: 175: 4096: 3401: 3279: 3016: 2738: 2568: 2155: 1782: 1676: 1653: 2398: 5028: 4807: 4694: 4544: 4539: 4534: 4529: 3786: 3447: 3364: 3125: 2103: 2098: 2093: 575: 5278: 4963: 4950: 4631: 4580: 4343: 4181: 3990: 3889: 3818: 3791: 3421: 3359: 3249: 2683: 2494: 2435: 2335: 2328: 1972: 1760: 1729: 1531: 1279: 935: 744: 437:
idea that we had friends in England worth keeping terms with still haunted the minds of many. For this reason,
3274: 2110: 1886: 5630: 5177: 5035: 4974: 4778: 4355: 4003: 3386: 2728: 2408: 2257: 2042: 1941: 1810: 1802: 1341: 472: 135: 5319: 4956: 4881: 4760: 4641: 3938: 3692: 2445: 2415: 2284: 2017: 1694: 1125: 468: 374: 259: 247: 550: 5510: 5361: 4783: 4220: 3898: 3582: 3561: 3496: 3431: 3317: 3162: 3040: 2956: 2688: 2658: 2165: 2022: 1825: 1666: 1536: 358: 85: 33: 5620: 4726: 4689: 4673: 4461: 4439: 4414: 4232: 4124: 3706: 3488: 3379: 3118: 2613: 2054: 1995: 1671: 1641: 941: 806:(American Faculty Press, 1975), Chapter 11: Independence 1776, p. 174. See also Jane Harrington Scott, 530: 200: 4913: 3527: 880:. (N.Y: The MacMillan Co., 1908), Chapter V-15: The Great Declaration and the French Alliance, p. 146. 696:"Exhibition – Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents | Exhibitions – Library of Congress" 5640: 5467: 5053: 4769: 4710: 4319: 3808: 3670: 3655: 3506: 3242: 3215: 3200: 3098: 2986: 2938: 2908: 2713: 2628: 2588: 2247: 2160: 1897: 1833: 1722: 1552: 1244: 370:
prior description of private property as a natural right, in the phrase "life, liberty, and estate".
196: 167: 5420: 5226: 4786: 4406: 4150: 4081: 3946: 3475: 3470: 3232: 3022: 2673: 2138: 155: 73: 4554: 5495: 5448: 5285: 5047: 5007: 4868: 4500: 4490: 4473: 4456: 4365: 4264: 4051: 4046: 4036: 3984: 3930: 3645: 3556: 3396: 2998: 2950: 2874: 2841: 2817: 2583: 2450: 2420: 1566: 802:(J.B. Lippincott Co., 1948), entry: Tuesday, July 2, 1776, pp. 171–72. See also John M. Coleman, 267: 188: 5500: 5272: 4715: 4626: 3766: 5569: 5475: 5354: 4991: 4918: 4873: 4480: 4360: 4279: 4254: 4071: 3978: 3721: 3606: 3540: 3264: 2668: 2393: 2306: 2170: 2143: 1936: 1931: 418: 204: 171: 2343:
Proposals for concerted operation among the powers at war with the Pyratical states of Barbary
762:"Why Thomas Jefferson's Anti-Slavery Passage Was Removed from the Declaration of Independence" 5574: 5255: 4889: 4742: 4636: 4451: 3954: 3867: 3771: 3369: 2980: 2968: 2849: 2272: 2213: 2032: 1863: 1661: 1382: 487:. And so the Committee of Five convened in the early evening of July 4 to complete its task. 947: 434: 64: 5505: 5453: 5413: 5389: 5200: 5065: 4836: 4269: 4056: 4041: 3973: 3776: 3004: 2914: 2866: 2460: 2388: 2189:
Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States
1813: 1496: 504: 480: 214: 210: 112: 49: 8: 5635: 5625: 5157: 5014: 4969: 4705: 4515: 4143: 4091: 4086: 3998: 3841: 3577: 2776: 2598: 2403: 2037: 1646: 1623: 1372: 909: 700: 526: 4259: 463: 5249: 4938: 4815: 4521: 4444: 4106: 3665: 3391: 3259: 3010: 2944: 2861: 2809: 2573: 2200: 2175: 2077: 2000: 1990: 1434: 1104: 819: 423: 373:
Jefferson's first draft also considered a scathing criticism of Great Britain's use of
230: 184: 145: 69: 5615: 5589: 5309: 5131: 5020: 4908: 4860: 4852: 4510: 4505: 4485: 4066: 4061: 3914: 3823: 3532: 3141: 2974: 2833: 2608: 2061: 2010: 1611: 1377: 1362: 1254: 1218: 1182: 932:: "The Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776, born of the Virginia Resolve of May 15, 1776". 740: 733: 695: 406: 334: 299: 287: 271: 151: 104: 89: 57: 4292: 3426: 5584: 5138: 5089: 4928: 4751: 4733: 4348: 4336: 4031: 3046: 2962: 2902: 2881: 2723: 2512: 2466: 1745: 1689: 1526: 1512: 1444: 1439: 1367: 1213: 1078: 1024: 492: 342: 330: 291: 279: 252: 141: 108: 53: 4601: 4274: 4076: 3452: 3332: 3322: 3193: 2992: 2926: 2920: 2593: 2372: 2360: 2071: 2027: 1606: 1594: 1589: 1460: 1429: 1073: 1068: 508: 402: 5594: 5531: 5329: 5083: 4933: 4823: 4699: 4287: 3875: 3813: 3675: 3640: 3457: 3337: 3312: 3034: 2796: 2703: 2578: 2455: 2299: 2225: 2220: 1541: 1403: 1387: 1161: 1130: 1109: 439:
those passages which conveyed censures on the people of England were struck out
303: 295: 242: 16:
Continental Congress delegates who drafted the U.S. Declaration of Independence
88:
was a group of five members who drafted and presented to the full Congress in
5609: 5377: 5059: 4999: 4923: 4607: 4101: 4010: 3327: 3074: 2932: 2517: 2482: 2472: 2279: 2195: 1616: 1470: 1310: 1305: 1264: 1249: 1228: 1187: 1177: 1146: 1004: 446:
themselves, yet they had been pretty considerable carriers of them to others.
386: 318: 314: 180: 116: 45: 4589:
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
3513:
Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc.
401:
Although not officially noted, the estimated time was 6:26 p.m. (18:26
5107: 5101: 5077: 4326: 4309: 4026: 3833: 3354: 3227: 3180: 2230: 1500: 1408: 1357: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1192: 1094: 1051: 507:, appears on the broadside, as does that of Continental Congress Secretary 338: 37: 21: 5579: 5537: 5335: 5095: 5071: 4831: 3883: 3342: 3188: 3052: 3028: 2801: 2502: 2311: 484: 322: 808:
A Gentleman As Well As a Whig: Caesar Rodney and the American Revolution
4646: 4424: 4166: 3859: 3406: 3085: 3067: 2784: 2368:
Jefferson manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society
2267: 1465: 1099: 728: 451: 367: 310: 275: 131: 100: 41: 4669:
Co-founder and second president, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
4419: 2236: 739:. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press. Sec. 87, 123, 209, 222. 5169: 3110: 377:, which was later removed in order to avoid offending slaveholders. 4844: 3906: 3307: 2825: 2294: 1920:
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1777 draft and 1786 passage
1714: 429:
Jefferson wrote in his autobiography, of the two deleted passages:
346: 294:
and the Virginia resolutions of May 15. The proposal, known as the
914:
The Declaration of Independence: An Interpretation and an Analysis
443:
reprobating the enslaving the inhabitants of Africa was struck out
187:, the only person to sign all four of the U.S. state papers: the 5346: 859:, Vol. 33, No. 4, October 1976, p. 296. See also Pauline Maier, 837:
we must now be a free independent State, or a Conquered Country.
237: 5516:
Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
4792:
Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
4135: 3701:
Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
2756:
Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
2604:
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
1684:
Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
977: 498: 138:, who later became the second president of the United States 5421:
Governor's Council, Connecticut General Assembly, 1766–1785
3550:
Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One
602:"Roger Sherman, Revolutionary and Dedicated Public Servant" 148:, who later became the third president of the United States 5428:
Connecticut House of Representatives, 1755–1758, 1760–1761
3464:
A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain
861:
American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
471:
24-cent stamp; the same image also appears on the present
357:
After discussing the general outline of the document, the
158:, known as one of the most famous intellectuals among the 1870:
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
72:
depicts the Committee of Five on a pediment sculpture by
422:
English people and the other was a denunciation of the
255:(1784–1788), depicts the Committee of Five in the center 441:, lest they should give them offense. The clause, too, 28:
of the Committee of Five presenting their draft of the
3592:
A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks
908:. Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 1986, pp. 179–204. See also, 282:
of the Committee of Five working on the Declaration.
1962:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
990:
Physical history of the Declaration of Independence
3715:Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky 3502:"Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" (1745) 732: 845:, Vol. 4 May 16, 1776 – August 15, 1776, p. 378. 804:THOMAS MCKEAN; Forgotten Leader of the Revolution 309:On June 11, the Committee of Five was appointed: 5607: 857:The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress 721: 5414:Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774–1781, 1784 3571:Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America 1857:A Summary View of the Rights of British America 5501:Committee of Five pediment, Jefferson Memorial 5459:Declaration of Independence (co-wrote, signed, 5407:1st Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, 1784–1793 270:' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) 5473:United States Constitution (co-wrote, signed, 5390:United States Senator, Connecticut, 1791–1793 5362: 5273:Jefferson Memorial Committee of Five pediment 5185: 4596:Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams 4382:United States presidential election 1788–1789 4151: 3126: 1730: 963: 264:Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 4642:Family home and John Quincy Adams birthplace 3804:Cities, counties, schools named for Franklin 2416:Member, Virginia Committee of Correspondence 606:Connecticut History, a CT Humanities Project 380: 4550:Presidential transition of Thomas Jefferson 4332:Chairman of the Marine Committee, 1775-1779 3521:Experiments and Observations on Electricity 841:So wrote Abraham Clark to Elias Dayton, in 467:The Committee of Five, pictured on an 1869 238:Drafting of the Declaration of Independence 5400:Connecticut's at-large district, 1789–1791 5369: 5355: 5233:United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs 5192: 5178: 4158: 4144: 3557:Proposed alliance with the Iroquois (1775) 3323:Gulf Stream exploration, naming, and chart 3133: 3119: 2508:Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Virginia) 1905:Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness 1737: 1723: 1560:Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness 970: 956: 916:. (MacMillan & Co., 1904), pp. 138–51. 894:. Vol. C, No. 4, October 1976, pp. 438–67. 499:The Dunlap broadside release to the public 219:United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs 5646:United States Declaration of Independence 4576:Massachusetts Historical Society holdings 3651:Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 3422:President, Pennsylvania Abolition Society 2734:Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold dollar 2694:Washington and Jefferson National Forests 2619:Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service 979:United States Declaration of Independence 94:United States Declaration of Independence 4674:United First Parish Church and gravesite 4496:District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 3270:Delegate, 1787 Constitutional Convention 2361:The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth 462: 412: 258: 241: 122: 63: 20: 5325:First inauguration of George Washington 3163:Second Continental Congress (1775–1776) 2654:Jefferson Literary and Debating Society 227:First inauguration of George Washington 5608: 4659:Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University 3600:The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3484:Early American publishers and printers 625: 599: 292:North Carolina resolutions of April 12 5350: 5199: 5173: 4139: 3153:President of Pennsylvania (1785–1788) 3140: 3114: 2614:Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 2451:Jefferson and the Library of Congress 2426:Founding Fathers of the United States 1986:Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1718: 951: 727: 522:Founding Fathers of the United States 298:, was moved in Congress on June 7 by 5570:Rebecca Minot Prescott (second wife) 4430:United States Department of the Navy 4356:Constitution of Massachusetts (1780) 2887:Cultural depictions of Sally Hemings 1744: 1600:Journals of the Continental Congress 878:A Short History of the United States 759: 127:The members of this committee were: 4469:Sick and Disabled Seamen Relief Act 4201:U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom 4193:Vice President of the United States 3661:Benjamin Franklin National Memorial 3375:Academy and College of Philadelphia 1834:Delegate, Fifth Virginia Convention 1772:Vice President of the United States 1647:Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom 708:from the original on August 6, 2016 628:"Livingston County marks 200 years" 13: 5468:Articles of Confederation (signed) 4107:Ann Smith Franklin (sister-in-law) 3507:"The Speech of Polly Baker" (1747) 3206:Committee of Secret Correspondence 2214:A Manual of Parliamentary Practice 600:Mangan, Gregg (October 10, 2020). 352: 14: 5657: 5376: 4909:"Adams and Liberty" campaign song 4779:Adams House at Harvard University 4092:Mary Morrell Folger (grandmother) 3742:University of Pennsylvania statue 2208:Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions 923: 626:Beagle, Ben (February 23, 2021). 362:incorporating these alterations. 5575:Roger Sherman Baldwin (grandson) 5449:Continental Association (signed) 5153: 5152: 4530:State of the Union Address (1797 4209:U.S. Minister to the Netherlands 4120: 4119: 4072:Alexander Bache (great-grandson) 3829:Sons of Ben (Philadelphia Union) 3402:Continental Currency dollar coin 3303:Franklin's electrostatic machine 3275:Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly 3158:Ambassador to France (1779–1785) 3094: 3093: 2739:Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins 1783:United States Secretary of State 217:, who later served as the first 5315:Robert Livingston (grandfather) 5250:Louisiana Purchase (negotiated) 4067:Andrew Harwood (great-grandson) 4042:Sarah Franklin Bache (daughter) 3497:The Drinker's Dictionary (1737) 3448:The Papers of Benjamin Franklin 3365:Library Company of Philadelphia 2744:250th Anniversary silver dollar 2144:Founder, University of Virginia 897: 883: 874:A History of the United States. 866: 849: 827: 813: 792: 779: 753: 731:(1988) . Laslett, Peter (ed.). 718:, retrieved on October 29, 2013 5397:U.S. House of Representatives, 4951:American Philosophical Society 4664:Presidents House, Philadelphia 4632:Adams National Historical Park 4581:Adams Papers Editorial Project 4560:Federal judiciary appointments 4344:Staten Island Peace Conference 4182:President of the United States 4165: 3360:American Philosophical Society 3255:1776 Pennsylvania Constitution 3250:Staten Island Peace Conference 2684:Thomas Jefferson School of Law 2490:Separation of church and state 2399:American Philosophical Society 2336:Notes on the State of Virginia 2329:The Papers of Thomas Jefferson 1761:President of the United States 1532:Virginia Declaration of Rights 688: 675: 662: 645: 619: 593: 568: 543: 396: 168:Treaty of Alliance with France 99:The committee was composed of 1: 5454:Petition to the King (signed) 4255:Braintree Instructions (1765) 3458:Silence Dogood letters (1722) 3387:Philadelphia Contributionship 2644:University of Virginia statue 2478:Jefferson–Hemings controversy 2116:Federal judicial appointments 1803:Congress of the Confederation 1342:Charles Carroll of Carrollton 536: 26:John Trumbull's 1818 painting 5590:William M. Evarts (grandson) 5320:Clermont State Historic Site 4957:Gazette of the United States 4315:Treaty of Amity and Commerce 4062:Richard Bache Jr. (grandson) 4052:Benjamin F. Bache (grandson) 3695:The Apotheosis of Washington 3620:Franklin's phonetic alphabet 3578:"The Morals of Chess" (1786) 3471:The Busy-Body columns (1729) 3412:United States Postal Service 3238:Treaty of Amity and Commerce 2349:European journey memorandums 2089:State of the Union Addresses 2018:Dunbar and Hunter Expedition 458: 248:Congress Voting Independence 7: 5585:Ebenezer R. Hoar (grandson) 5310:Edward Livingston (brother) 5221:Declaration of Independence 4784:Mount Adams (New Hampshire, 4716:Jefferson Memorial pediment 4293:Declaration of Independence 4221:Second Continental Congress 4047:William Franklin (grandson) 3767:Jefferson Memorial pediment 3688:Royal Society of Arts medal 3563:A Letter to a Royal Academy 3223:Declaration of Independence 2957:Cornelia Jefferson Randolph 2689:Thomas Jefferson University 2659:Thomas Jefferson Foundation 2166:Democratic-Republican Party 2084:West Point Military Academy 1876:Declaration of Independence 1826:Second Continental Congress 1537:Second Continental Congress 787:Declaration of Independence 735:Two Treatises of Government 515: 359:Second Continental Congress 223:presidential oath of office 164:Declaration of Independence 86:Second Continental Congress 34:Second Continental Congress 30:Declaration of Independence 10: 5662: 5305:Robert Livingston (father) 4462:Naturalization Act of 1798 4440:United States Marine Corps 4233:First Continental Congress 4102:Richard Bache (son-in-law) 4097:Peter Folger (grandfather) 3792:Washington–Franklin stamps 3757:Stanford University statue 3380:University of Pennsylvania 1996:Lewis and Clark Expedition 1690:Signers Monument (Georgia) 995:Memorial to the 56 Signers 800:Diary of Independence Hall 531:United States Constitution 417:On Wednesday, July 3, the 233:as the minister to France. 5595:George F. Hoar (grandson) 5562: 5546: 5524: 5488: 5437: 5384: 5297: 5265: 5242: 5207: 5126: 4990: 4901: 4848:(1997 documentary series) 4800: 4682: 4617: 4568: 4405: 4374: 4288:Lee Resolution (seconded) 4243: 4173: 4115: 4057:Louis F. Bache (grandson) 4019: 3966: 3926:(2002 documentary series) 3910:(1997 documentary series) 3850: 3809:Benjamin Franklin College 3656:Benjamin Franklin Parkway 3628: 3440: 3293: 3201:Hutchinson letters affair 3171: 3148: 3062: 2987:Frederick Madison Roberts 2909:Martha Jefferson Randolph 2895: 2829:(1997 documentary series) 2764: 2589:Thomas Jefferson Building 2557: 2526: 2381: 2320: 2246: 2161:Anti-Administration party 2124: 1971: 1951: 1898:All men are created equal 1844: 1752: 1632: 1553:All men are created equal 1519: 1483: 1453: 1422: 1396: 1350: 1319: 1293: 1237: 1201: 1170: 1139: 1118: 1087: 1061: 1042: 1033: 1017: 1013: 985: 892:The Pennsylvania Magazine 381:Presentation of the draft 197:Articles of Confederation 4627:Early life and education 4082:James Franklin (brother) 4077:Josiah Franklin (father) 3747:Portland, Oregon, statue 3615:Franklin as a journalist 3584:An Address to the Public 3477:The Pennsylvania Gazette 3233:Franco-American alliance 3184:(1754 political cartoon) 2882:Wine bottles controversy 2674:Jefferson City, Missouri 2139:Franco-American alliance 843:of Delegates to Congress 90:Pennsylvania State House 74:Adolph Alexander Weinman 5496:Statue of Roger Sherman 5479:Article One, Section 10 4914:Adams' personal library 4877:(2006 documentary film) 4501:Navy Department Library 4491:Slave Trade Act of 1800 4474:Marine Hospital Service 4457:Alien and Sedition Acts 4452:Mississippi Organic Act 4435:Commerce Protection Act 4265:Continental Association 4260:Boston Massacre defense 3985:The New-England Courant 3782:One-hundred-dollar bill 3683:Benjamin Franklin Medal 3646:Benjamin Franklin House 3490:Poor Richard's Almanack 3397:Early American currency 3348:111th Infantry Regiment 3216:"...to be self-evident" 3055:(2nd great-grandfather) 2999:Jane Randolph Jefferson 2951:Ellen Randolph Coolidge 2533:Presidential elections 2436:Jefferson and education 2421:Committee of the States 1912:Consent of the governed 1791:U.S. Minister to France 1567:Consent of the governed 426:and of slavery itself. 268:Jean Leon Gerome Ferris 203:. Sherman proposed the 189:Continental Association 5580:Sherman Day (grandson) 5209:United States founding 4919:American Enlightenment 4875:John and Abigail Adams 4856:(2002 animated series) 4481:Bankruptcy Act of 1800 4281:Thoughts on Government 4037:Francis Franklin (son) 4032:William Franklin (son) 3979:American Enlightenment 3918:(2002 animated series) 3787:Franklin silver dollar 3762:Washington D.C. statue 3737:Columbus, Ohio, statue 3722:Revolutionary War Door 3608:Bagatelles and Satires 3602:(1771–1790, pub. 1791) 3542:Pennsylvania Chronicle 3427:Master, Les Neuf Sœurs 2837:(2002 animated series) 2669:Monticello Association 2394:American Enlightenment 2355:Indian removal letters 2312:White House Colonnades 2307:Virginia State Capitol 2285:University of Virginia 2171:Jeffersonian democracy 2067:Native American policy 1937:Land Ordinance of 1785 1932:Land Ordinance of 1784 906:Law and History Review 839: 632:Livingston County News 476: 448: 419:Committee of the Whole 283: 256: 205:Connecticut Compromise 92:what would become the 77: 61: 40:. From left to right: 5256:North River Steamboat 5227:New York Constitution 5042:Thomas Boylston Adams 4711:John Adams Courthouse 4637:John Adams Birthplace 4420:Quasi War with France 4361:Treaty of Paris, 1783 3869:Ben Franklin in Paris 3772:Refunding Certificate 3370:Pennsylvania Hospital 3265:Treaty of Paris, 1783 2981:T. Jefferson Coolidge 2977:(great-granddaughter) 2969:John Wayles Jefferson 2714:Jefferson–Jackson Day 2649:David d'Angers statue 2446:Jefferson and slavery 2431:Historical reputation 2134:Early life and career 1866:(initial draft; 1775) 1864:Olive Branch Petition 1383:Francis Lightfoot Lee 1044:President of Congress 834: 823:, by Thomas Jefferson 466: 431: 413:Last minute arguments 286:The delegates of the 262: 245: 123:The Committee of Five 67: 24: 5631:Continental Congress 5506:Sherman, Connecticut 5288:Robert R. Livingston 4838:The Adams Chronicles 4270:Petition to the King 3974:Age of Enlightenment 3900:A More Perfect Union 3777:Franklin half dollar 3752:San Francisco statue 3528:Birch letters (1755) 3189:Albany Plan of Union 3005:Lucy Jefferson Lewis 2915:Mary Jefferson Eppes 2389:Age of Enlightenment 2023:Red River Expedition 1814:Governor of Virginia 1497:Robert R. Livingston 505:Continental Congress 213:, representative of 183:, representative of 154:, representative of 144:, representative of 134:, representative of 5132:← George Washington 5015:Abigail Adams Smith 4970:American Revolution 4964:The American Museum 4809:Profiles in Courage 4721:U.S. Postage stamps 4706:John Adams Building 4516:Midnight Judges Act 4486:Indiana Organic Act 4087:Jane Mecom (sister) 4027:Deborah Read (wife) 3999:American Revolution 3992:The American Museum 3871:(1964 musical play) 3842:Ben Franklin effect 3049:(great-grandfather) 2751:U.S. postage stamps 2719:Currency depictions 2699:Peaks and mountains 2629:Karl Bitter statues 2599:Jefferson Territory 2496:The American Museum 2404:American Revolution 2055:Non-Intercourse Act 2038:Embargo Act of 1807 1942:Northwest Ordinance 1925:Freedom of religion 1624:American Revolution 910:Herbert Friedenwald 701:Library of Congress 527:Committee of Detail 469:U.S. Postal Service 229:and negotiated the 221:, administered the 5146:Thomas Jefferson → 5139:Thomas Jefferson → 4939:First Party System 4817:American Primitive 4522:Marbury v. Madison 4445:Convention of 1800 4320:Treaty of Alliance 3950:(2022 documentary) 3852:In popular culture 3666:Franklin Institute 3392:Union Fire Company 3280:Postmaster General 3260:Libertas Americana 3243:Treaty of Alliance 3011:Randolph Jefferson 2945:George W. Randolph 2939:Thomas J. Randolph 2850:Jefferson's Garden 2810:Jefferson in Paris 2574:Jefferson Memorial 2201:Compromise of 1790 2176:First Party System 2078:Marbury v. Madison 2001:Corps of Discovery 1991:Louisiana Purchase 1686:(Washington, D.C.) 1677:Semiquincentennial 1580:Document's history 1435:Thomas Heyward Jr. 1105:Robert Treat Paine 760:Williams, Yohuru. 683:American Scripture 653:American Scripture 576:"Thomas Jefferson" 477: 284: 257: 231:Louisiana Purchase 78: 70:Jefferson Memorial 62: 5621:Benjamin Franklin 5603: 5602: 5511:Sherman, New York 5476:Great Compromise, 5462:Committee of Five 5344: 5343: 5279:Robert Livingston 5217:Committee of Five 5201:Robert Livingston 5167: 5166: 5054:Charles Adams Sr. 5021:John Quincy Adams 4893:(2024 miniseries) 4885:(2015 miniseries) 4840:(1976 miniseries) 4695:List of memorials 4511:Treaty of Tripoli 4506:Treaty of Tellico 4303:Committee of Five 4133: 4132: 3958:(2024 miniseries) 3948:Benjamin Franklin 3942:(2015 miniseries) 3934:(2008 miniseries) 3924:Benjamin Franklin 3891:Benjamin Franklin 3824:State of Franklin 3534:The Way to Wealth 3211:Committee of Five 3142:Benjamin Franklin 3108: 3107: 2975:Sarah N. Randolph 2878:(2020 miniseries) 2845:(2008 miniseries) 2679:Jefferson College 2639:Louisville statue 2609:Jefferson Lecture 2062:First Barbary War 2011:Empire of Liberty 1953:French Revolution 1882:Committee of Five 1849:the United States 1712: 1711: 1708: 1707: 1700:Trumbull portrait 1642:National Archives 1612:Independence Hall 1547:Committee of Five 1479: 1478: 1378:Thomas Nelson Jr. 1373:Benjamin Harrison 1363:Richard Henry Lee 1255:Benjamin Franklin 1219:Francis Hopkinson 1183:Philip Livingston 1152:Samuel Huntington 942:Goddard broadside 481:broadside printer 335:Benjamin Franklin 327:Robert Livingston 300:Richard Henry Lee 288:Thirteen Colonies 272:Benjamin Franklin 211:Robert Livingston 176:U.S. Constitution 152:Benjamin Franklin 113:Robert Livingston 105:Benjamin Franklin 82:Committee of Five 58:Benjamin Franklin 50:Robert Livingston 5653: 5641:Thomas Jefferson 5554:Founding Fathers 5430: 5423: 5416: 5409: 5402: 5392: 5371: 5364: 5357: 5348: 5347: 5194: 5187: 5180: 5171: 5170: 5156: 5155: 5090:Susanna Boylston 5080:(great-grandson) 5074:(great-grandson) 5068:(great-grandson) 4980:Founding Fathers 4929:Federalist Party 4869:2008 miniseries) 4349:Conference House 4337:Continental Navy 4236: 4224: 4212: 4204: 4196: 4185: 4160: 4153: 4146: 4137: 4136: 4123: 4122: 3834:Ships named USS 3285:Founding Fathers 3135: 3128: 3121: 3112: 3111: 3097: 3096: 3047:William Randolph 2989:(great-grandson) 2983:(great-grandson) 2903:Martha Jefferson 2818:Thomas Jefferson 2724:Jefferson nickel 2709:Other placenames 2634:Hempstead statue 2513:Virginia dynasty 2467:National Gazette 2156:Ratification Day 1892:physical history 1837: 1829: 1817: 1806: 1794: 1786: 1775: 1764: 1746:Thomas Jefferson 1739: 1732: 1725: 1716: 1715: 1667:Sesquicentennial 1654:Independence Day 1527:Halifax Resolves 1513:Matthew Tilghman 1486:for Independence 1484:Delegates voting 1445:Arthur Middleton 1440:Thomas Lynch Jr. 1368:Thomas Jefferson 1214:John Witherspoon 1209:Richard Stockton 1157:William Williams 1079:Matthew Thornton 1040: 1039: 1025:Thomas Jefferson 1015: 1014: 1000:Founding Fathers 972: 965: 958: 949: 948: 936:Dunlap broadside 917: 901: 895: 887: 881: 870: 864: 853: 847: 831: 825: 817: 811: 796: 790: 783: 777: 776: 774: 772: 757: 751: 750: 738: 725: 719: 717: 715: 713: 704:. July 4, 1995. 692: 686: 679: 673: 666: 660: 655:, 97–105; Boyd, 649: 643: 642: 640: 638: 623: 617: 616: 614: 612: 597: 591: 590: 588: 586: 572: 566: 565: 563: 561: 547: 493:Dunlap broadside 343:Thomas Jefferson 280:Thomas Jefferson 253:Robert Edge Pine 160:Founding Fathers 142:Thomas Jefferson 109:Thomas Jefferson 54:Thomas Jefferson 5661: 5660: 5656: 5655: 5654: 5652: 5651: 5650: 5606: 5605: 5604: 5599: 5558: 5542: 5520: 5484: 5441:Founding events 5440: 5433: 5426: 5419: 5412: 5405: 5395: 5388: 5380: 5375: 5345: 5340: 5293: 5261: 5238: 5203: 5198: 5168: 5163: 5122: 5112:daughter-in-law 5104:(second cousin) 5048:George W. Adams 4986: 4897: 4883:Sons of Liberty 4801:Popular culture 4796: 4763:President Adams 4730:(1783 painting) 4727:Treaty of Paris 4678: 4619: 4613: 4602:Founders Online 4564: 4401: 4370: 4298:May 15 preamble 4275:United Colonies 4246: 4245:Founding of the 4239: 4227: 4215: 4207: 4199: 4188: 4177: 4169: 4164: 4134: 4129: 4111: 4015: 3962: 3940:Sons of Liberty 3846: 3718:(1816 painting) 3710:(1783 painting) 3707:Treaty of Paris 3624: 3453:Founders Online 3436: 3417:Street lighting 3333:Kite experiment 3295: 3289: 3194:Albany Congress 3173: 3172:Founding of the 3167: 3144: 3139: 3109: 3104: 3075:James Madison → 3058: 2993:Peter Jefferson 2959:(granddaughter) 2953:(granddaughter) 2927:Madison Hemings 2921:Harriet Hemings 2891: 2767: 2760: 2729:Two-dollar bill 2594:Jefferson River 2559: 2553: 2522: 2461:Pet mockingbird 2441:Religious views 2377: 2373:Founders Online 2316: 2249: 2242: 2127:accomplishments 2126: 2120: 2072:Burr conspiracy 2033:Cumberland Road 2028:Pike Expedition 1967: 1947: 1848: 1846: 1840: 1832: 1820: 1809: 1797: 1789: 1778: 1767: 1756: 1748: 1743: 1713: 1704: 1634: 1628: 1607:United Colonies 1595:Timothy Matlack 1590:Charles Thomson 1515: 1503: 1487: 1485: 1475: 1449: 1430:Edward Rutledge 1418: 1392: 1346: 1315: 1289: 1233: 1197: 1166: 1135: 1126:Stephen Hopkins 1114: 1083: 1074:William Whipple 1069:Josiah Bartlett 1057: 1054:(Massachusetts) 1029: 1009: 981: 976: 926: 921: 920: 902: 898: 888: 884: 871: 867: 854: 850: 832: 828: 818: 814: 797: 793: 784: 780: 770: 768: 758: 754: 747: 726: 722: 711: 709: 694: 693: 689: 680: 676: 667: 663: 650: 646: 636: 634: 624: 620: 610: 608: 598: 594: 584: 582: 580:The White House 574: 573: 569: 559: 557: 555:The White House 549: 548: 544: 539: 518: 509:Charles Thomson 501: 473:two-dollar bill 461: 415: 407:United Colonies 399: 383: 366:distinct from, 355: 353:The first draft 240: 172:Treaty of Paris 125: 17: 12: 11: 5: 5659: 5649: 5648: 5643: 5638: 5633: 5628: 5623: 5618: 5601: 5600: 5598: 5597: 5592: 5587: 5582: 5577: 5572: 5566: 5564: 5560: 5559: 5557: 5556: 5550: 5548: 5544: 5543: 5541: 5540: 5535:(1969 musical, 5528: 5526: 5522: 5521: 5519: 5518: 5513: 5508: 5503: 5498: 5492: 5490: 5486: 5485: 5483: 5482: 5470: 5465: 5456: 5451: 5445: 5443: 5435: 5434: 5432: 5431: 5424: 5417: 5410: 5403: 5393: 5385: 5382: 5381: 5374: 5373: 5366: 5359: 5351: 5342: 5341: 5339: 5338: 5333:(1969 musical, 5327: 5322: 5317: 5312: 5307: 5301: 5299: 5295: 5294: 5292: 5291: 5283: 5275: 5269: 5267: 5263: 5262: 5260: 5259: 5252: 5246: 5244: 5240: 5239: 5237: 5236: 5230: 5224: 5213: 5211: 5205: 5204: 5197: 5196: 5189: 5182: 5174: 5165: 5164: 5162: 5161: 5148: 5147: 5143: 5142: 5135: 5127: 5124: 5123: 5121: 5120: 5119: 5118: 5113: 5105: 5099: 5093: 5087: 5084:John Adams Sr. 5081: 5075: 5069: 5063: 5057: 5051: 5045: 5039: 5033: 5032: 5031: 5026: 5018: 5012: 5011: 5010: 5005: 4996: 4994: 4988: 4987: 4985: 4984: 4983: 4982: 4977: 4967: 4960: 4953: 4948: 4947: 4946: 4941: 4936: 4934:Federalist Era 4926: 4921: 4916: 4911: 4905: 4903: 4899: 4898: 4896: 4895: 4887: 4879: 4871: 4866: 4858: 4854:Liberty's Kids 4850: 4842: 4834: 4829: 4821: 4813: 4804: 4802: 4798: 4797: 4795: 4794: 4789: 4781: 4776: 4767: 4758: 4749: 4740: 4731: 4723: 4718: 4713: 4708: 4703: 4700:Adams Memorial 4697: 4692: 4686: 4684: 4680: 4679: 4677: 4676: 4671: 4666: 4661: 4656: 4655: 4654: 4649: 4644: 4639: 4629: 4623: 4621: 4615: 4614: 4612: 4611: 4604: 4599: 4592: 4585: 4584: 4583: 4572: 4570: 4569:Other writings 4566: 4565: 4563: 4562: 4557: 4552: 4547: 4542: 4537: 4532: 4527: 4526: 4525: 4513: 4508: 4503: 4498: 4493: 4488: 4483: 4478: 4477: 4476: 4466: 4465: 4464: 4454: 4449: 4448: 4447: 4442: 4437: 4432: 4427: 4417: 4411: 4409: 4403: 4402: 4400: 4399: 4394: 4389: 4384: 4378: 4376: 4372: 4371: 4369: 4368: 4363: 4358: 4353: 4352: 4351: 4341: 4340: 4339: 4329: 4324: 4323: 4322: 4317: 4307: 4306: 4305: 4300: 4290: 4285: 4277: 4272: 4267: 4262: 4257: 4251: 4249: 4241: 4240: 4238: 4237: 4225: 4213: 4205: 4197: 4186: 4174: 4171: 4170: 4163: 4162: 4155: 4148: 4140: 4131: 4130: 4128: 4127: 4116: 4113: 4112: 4110: 4109: 4104: 4099: 4094: 4089: 4084: 4079: 4074: 4069: 4064: 4059: 4054: 4049: 4044: 4039: 4034: 4029: 4023: 4021: 4017: 4016: 4014: 4013: 4008: 4007: 4006: 3996: 3988: 3981: 3976: 3970: 3968: 3964: 3963: 3961: 3960: 3952: 3944: 3936: 3928: 3920: 3916:Liberty's Kids 3912: 3904: 3896: 3887: 3881: 3873: 3865: 3856: 3854: 3848: 3847: 3845: 3844: 3839: 3831: 3826: 3821: 3819:Mount Franklin 3816: 3814:Franklin Field 3811: 3806: 3801: 3800: 3799: 3789: 3784: 3779: 3774: 3769: 3764: 3759: 3754: 3749: 3744: 3739: 3734: 3732:Chicago statue 3729: 3724: 3719: 3711: 3703: 3698: 3690: 3685: 3680: 3679: 3678: 3673: 3663: 3658: 3653: 3648: 3643: 3641:Franklin Court 3638: 3632: 3630: 3626: 3625: 3623: 3622: 3617: 3612: 3604: 3596: 3588: 3580: 3575: 3567: 3559: 3554: 3546: 3538: 3530: 3525: 3517: 3509: 3504: 3499: 3494: 3486: 3481: 3473: 3468: 3460: 3455: 3450: 3444: 3442: 3438: 3437: 3435: 3434: 3429: 3424: 3419: 3414: 3409: 3404: 3399: 3394: 3389: 3384: 3383: 3382: 3372: 3367: 3362: 3357: 3352: 3351: 3350: 3340: 3338:Pay it forward 3335: 3330: 3325: 3320: 3318:Glass armonica 3315: 3313:Franklin stove 3310: 3305: 3299: 3297: 3291: 3290: 3288: 3287: 3282: 3277: 3272: 3267: 3262: 3257: 3252: 3247: 3246: 3245: 3240: 3235: 3225: 3220: 3219: 3218: 3208: 3203: 3198: 3197: 3196: 3186: 3177: 3175: 3169: 3168: 3166: 3165: 3160: 3155: 3149: 3146: 3145: 3138: 3137: 3130: 3123: 3115: 3106: 3105: 3103: 3102: 3089: 3088: 3083: 3079: 3078: 3071: 3063: 3060: 3059: 3057: 3056: 3050: 3044: 3041:Isham Randolph 3038: 3037:(grand-nephew) 3035:Dabney S. Carr 3032: 3026: 3020: 3014: 3008: 3002: 2996: 2990: 2984: 2978: 2972: 2966: 2960: 2954: 2948: 2942: 2936: 2930: 2924: 2918: 2912: 2906: 2899: 2897: 2893: 2892: 2890: 2889: 2884: 2879: 2871: 2870: 2869: 2864: 2854: 2846: 2838: 2834:Liberty's Kids 2830: 2822: 2814: 2806: 2805: 2804: 2799: 2789: 2781: 2772: 2770: 2762: 2761: 2759: 2758: 2753: 2748: 2747: 2746: 2741: 2736: 2731: 2726: 2716: 2711: 2706: 2704:Jefferson Rock 2701: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2681: 2676: 2671: 2666: 2661: 2656: 2651: 2646: 2641: 2636: 2631: 2626: 2621: 2616: 2611: 2606: 2601: 2596: 2591: 2586: 2581: 2579:Mount Rushmore 2576: 2571: 2565: 2563: 2555: 2554: 2552: 2551: 2550: 2549: 2544: 2539: 2530: 2528: 2524: 2523: 2521: 2520: 2515: 2510: 2505: 2500: 2492: 2487: 2486: 2485: 2480: 2470: 2463: 2458: 2456:Jefferson Pier 2453: 2448: 2443: 2438: 2433: 2428: 2423: 2418: 2413: 2412: 2411: 2401: 2396: 2391: 2385: 2383: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2375: 2370: 2365: 2357: 2352: 2346: 2340: 2332: 2324: 2322: 2321:Other writings 2318: 2317: 2315: 2314: 2309: 2304: 2303: 2302: 2300:Jefferson Hall 2297: 2292: 2282: 2277: 2276: 2275: 2265: 2260: 2254: 2252: 2244: 2243: 2241: 2240: 2233: 2228: 2226:Jefferson disk 2223: 2221:American Creed 2218: 2210: 2205: 2204: 2203: 2193: 2185: 2184: 2183: 2178: 2168: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2152: 2151: 2141: 2136: 2130: 2128: 2122: 2121: 2119: 2118: 2113: 2108: 2107: 2106: 2101: 2096: 2086: 2081: 2074: 2069: 2064: 2059: 2058: 2057: 2052: 2035: 2030: 2025: 2020: 2015: 2014: 2013: 2008: 2003: 1993: 1988: 1983: 1977: 1975: 1969: 1968: 1966: 1965: 1957: 1955: 1949: 1948: 1946: 1945: 1939: 1934: 1929: 1928: 1927: 1917: 1916: 1915: 1908: 1901: 1894: 1889: 1884: 1873: 1867: 1861: 1852: 1850: 1842: 1841: 1839: 1838: 1830: 1818: 1807: 1795: 1787: 1776: 1765: 1753: 1750: 1749: 1742: 1741: 1734: 1727: 1719: 1710: 1709: 1706: 1705: 1703: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1687: 1681: 1680: 1679: 1674: 1669: 1664: 1658:Anniversaries 1656: 1651: 1650: 1649: 1638: 1636: 1630: 1629: 1627: 1626: 1621: 1620: 1619: 1609: 1604: 1603: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1577: 1576: 1575: 1570: 1563: 1556: 1544: 1542:Lee Resolution 1539: 1534: 1529: 1523: 1521: 1517: 1516: 1491: 1489: 1488:(did not sign) 1481: 1480: 1477: 1476: 1474: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1461:Button Gwinett 1457: 1455: 1451: 1450: 1448: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1426: 1424: 1423:South Carolina 1420: 1419: 1417: 1416: 1411: 1406: 1404:William Hooper 1400: 1398: 1397:North Carolina 1394: 1393: 1391: 1390: 1388:Carter Braxton 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1354: 1352: 1348: 1347: 1345: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1323: 1321: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1297: 1295: 1291: 1290: 1288: 1287: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1241: 1239: 1235: 1234: 1232: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1205: 1203: 1199: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1174: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1164: 1162:Oliver Wolcott 1159: 1154: 1149: 1143: 1141: 1137: 1136: 1134: 1133: 1131:William Ellery 1128: 1122: 1120: 1116: 1115: 1113: 1112: 1110:Elbridge Gerry 1107: 1102: 1097: 1091: 1089: 1085: 1084: 1082: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1065: 1063: 1059: 1058: 1056: 1055: 1048: 1046: 1037: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1027: 1021: 1019: 1018:Primary author 1011: 1010: 1008: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 986: 983: 982: 975: 974: 967: 960: 952: 946: 945: 939: 933: 930:Lee Resolution 925: 924:External links 922: 919: 918: 896: 882: 865: 848: 826: 812: 791: 778: 752: 745: 720: 687: 674: 661: 644: 618: 592: 567: 541: 540: 538: 535: 534: 533: 529:, drafted the 524: 517: 514: 500: 497: 460: 457: 414: 411: 398: 395: 391:famed painting 382: 379: 354: 351: 304:British Empire 296:Lee Resolution 239: 236: 235: 234: 208: 178: 149: 139: 124: 121: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5658: 5647: 5644: 5642: 5639: 5637: 5634: 5632: 5629: 5627: 5624: 5622: 5619: 5617: 5614: 5613: 5611: 5596: 5593: 5591: 5588: 5586: 5583: 5581: 5578: 5576: 5573: 5571: 5568: 5567: 5565: 5561: 5555: 5552: 5551: 5549: 5545: 5539: 5536: 5534: 5530: 5529: 5527: 5523: 5517: 5514: 5512: 5509: 5507: 5504: 5502: 5499: 5497: 5494: 5493: 5491: 5487: 5480: 5477: 5474: 5471: 5469: 5466: 5463: 5460: 5457: 5455: 5452: 5450: 5447: 5446: 5444: 5442: 5439:United States 5436: 5429: 5425: 5422: 5418: 5415: 5411: 5408: 5404: 5401: 5398: 5394: 5391: 5387: 5386: 5383: 5379: 5378:Roger Sherman 5372: 5367: 5365: 5360: 5358: 5353: 5352: 5349: 5337: 5334: 5332: 5328: 5326: 5323: 5321: 5318: 5316: 5313: 5311: 5308: 5306: 5303: 5302: 5300: 5296: 5290: 5289: 5284: 5282:(1875 statue) 5281: 5280: 5276: 5274: 5271: 5270: 5268: 5264: 5258: 5257: 5253: 5251: 5248: 5247: 5245: 5241: 5234: 5231: 5228: 5225: 5222: 5218: 5215: 5214: 5212: 5210: 5206: 5202: 5195: 5190: 5188: 5183: 5181: 5176: 5175: 5172: 5160: 5159: 5150: 5149: 5145: 5144: 5141: 5140: 5136: 5134: 5133: 5129: 5128: 5125: 5117: 5114: 5111: 5110: 5109: 5106: 5103: 5100: 5097: 5094: 5091: 5088: 5085: 5082: 5079: 5076: 5073: 5070: 5067: 5066:John Q. Adams 5064: 5061: 5060:John Adams II 5058: 5055: 5052: 5049: 5046: 5043: 5040: 5037: 5036:Charles Adams 5034: 5030: 5027: 5024: 5023: 5022: 5019: 5016: 5013: 5009: 5008:Quincy family 5006: 5003: 5002: 5001: 5000:Abigail Adams 4998: 4997: 4995: 4993: 4989: 4981: 4978: 4976: 4973: 4972: 4971: 4968: 4966: 4965: 4961: 4959: 4958: 4954: 4952: 4949: 4945: 4944:republicanism 4942: 4940: 4937: 4935: 4932: 4931: 4930: 4927: 4925: 4924:Congress Hall 4922: 4920: 4917: 4915: 4912: 4910: 4907: 4906: 4904: 4900: 4894: 4892: 4888: 4886: 4884: 4880: 4878: 4876: 4872: 4870: 4867: 4865: 4863: 4859: 4857: 4855: 4851: 4849: 4847: 4843: 4841: 4839: 4835: 4833: 4830: 4828: 4827:(1969 musical 4826: 4822: 4820: 4818: 4814: 4812: 4811:(1964 series) 4810: 4806: 4805: 4803: 4799: 4793: 4790: 4788: 4785: 4782: 4780: 4777: 4774: 4773: 4768: 4765: 4764: 4759: 4756: 4755: 4750: 4747: 4746: 4741: 4738: 4737: 4732: 4729: 4728: 4724: 4722: 4719: 4717: 4714: 4712: 4709: 4707: 4704: 4701: 4698: 4696: 4693: 4691: 4688: 4687: 4685: 4681: 4675: 4672: 4670: 4667: 4665: 4662: 4660: 4657: 4653: 4652:Stone Library 4650: 4648: 4645: 4643: 4640: 4638: 4635: 4634: 4633: 4630: 4628: 4625: 4624: 4622: 4616: 4610: 4609: 4608:Gray v. Pitts 4605: 4603: 4600: 4598: 4597: 4593: 4591: 4590: 4586: 4582: 4579: 4578: 4577: 4574: 4573: 4571: 4567: 4561: 4558: 4556: 4553: 4551: 4548: 4546: 4543: 4541: 4538: 4536: 4533: 4531: 4528: 4524: 4523: 4519: 4518: 4517: 4514: 4512: 4509: 4507: 4504: 4502: 4499: 4497: 4494: 4492: 4489: 4487: 4484: 4482: 4479: 4475: 4472: 4471: 4470: 4467: 4463: 4460: 4459: 4458: 4455: 4453: 4450: 4446: 4443: 4441: 4438: 4436: 4433: 4431: 4428: 4426: 4423: 4422: 4421: 4418: 4416: 4413: 4412: 4410: 4408: 4404: 4398: 4395: 4393: 4390: 4388: 4385: 4383: 4380: 4379: 4377: 4373: 4367: 4364: 4362: 4359: 4357: 4354: 4350: 4347: 4346: 4345: 4342: 4338: 4335: 4334: 4333: 4330: 4328: 4325: 4321: 4318: 4316: 4313: 4312: 4311: 4308: 4304: 4301: 4299: 4296: 4295: 4294: 4291: 4289: 4286: 4284: 4282: 4278: 4276: 4273: 4271: 4268: 4266: 4263: 4261: 4258: 4256: 4253: 4252: 4250: 4248: 4247:United States 4242: 4234: 4230: 4226: 4222: 4218: 4214: 4210: 4206: 4202: 4198: 4194: 4191: 4187: 4183: 4180: 4176: 4175: 4172: 4168: 4161: 4156: 4154: 4149: 4147: 4142: 4141: 4138: 4126: 4118: 4117: 4114: 4108: 4105: 4103: 4100: 4098: 4095: 4093: 4090: 4088: 4085: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4073: 4070: 4068: 4065: 4063: 4060: 4058: 4055: 4053: 4050: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4035: 4033: 4030: 4028: 4025: 4024: 4022: 4018: 4012: 4011:Syng inkstand 4009: 4005: 4002: 4001: 4000: 3997: 3995: 3993: 3989: 3987: 3986: 3982: 3980: 3977: 3975: 3972: 3971: 3969: 3965: 3959: 3957: 3953: 3951: 3949: 3945: 3943: 3941: 3937: 3935: 3933: 3929: 3927: 3925: 3921: 3919: 3917: 3913: 3911: 3909: 3905: 3903: 3901: 3897: 3894: 3892: 3888: 3885: 3882: 3880: 3879:(1969 musical 3878: 3874: 3872: 3870: 3866: 3864: 3862: 3858: 3857: 3855: 3853: 3849: 3843: 3840: 3838: 3837: 3832: 3830: 3827: 3825: 3822: 3820: 3817: 3815: 3812: 3810: 3807: 3805: 3802: 3798: 3795: 3794: 3793: 3790: 3788: 3785: 3783: 3780: 3778: 3775: 3773: 3770: 3768: 3765: 3763: 3760: 3758: 3755: 3753: 3750: 3748: 3745: 3743: 3740: 3738: 3735: 3733: 3730: 3728: 3727:Boston statue 3725: 3723: 3720: 3717: 3716: 3712: 3709: 3708: 3704: 3702: 3699: 3697: 3696: 3691: 3689: 3686: 3684: 3681: 3677: 3674: 3672: 3669: 3668: 3667: 3664: 3662: 3659: 3657: 3654: 3652: 3649: 3647: 3644: 3642: 3639: 3637: 3634: 3633: 3631: 3627: 3621: 3618: 3616: 3613: 3611: 3609: 3605: 3603: 3601: 3597: 3595: 3593: 3589: 3587: 3585: 3581: 3579: 3576: 3574: 3572: 3568: 3566: 3564: 3560: 3558: 3555: 3553: 3551: 3547: 3545: 3543: 3539: 3537: 3535: 3531: 3529: 3526: 3524: 3522: 3518: 3516: 3514: 3510: 3508: 3505: 3503: 3500: 3498: 3495: 3493: 3491: 3487: 3485: 3482: 3480: 3478: 3474: 3472: 3469: 3467: 3465: 3461: 3459: 3456: 3454: 3451: 3449: 3446: 3445: 3443: 3439: 3433: 3430: 3428: 3425: 3423: 3420: 3418: 3415: 3413: 3410: 3408: 3405: 3403: 3400: 3398: 3395: 3393: 3390: 3388: 3385: 3381: 3378: 3377: 3376: 3373: 3371: 3368: 3366: 3363: 3361: 3358: 3356: 3353: 3349: 3346: 3345: 3344: 3341: 3339: 3336: 3334: 3331: 3329: 3328:Lightning rod 3326: 3324: 3321: 3319: 3316: 3314: 3311: 3309: 3306: 3304: 3301: 3300: 3298: 3292: 3286: 3283: 3281: 3278: 3276: 3273: 3271: 3268: 3266: 3263: 3261: 3258: 3256: 3253: 3251: 3248: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3236: 3234: 3231: 3230: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3217: 3214: 3213: 3212: 3209: 3207: 3204: 3202: 3199: 3195: 3192: 3191: 3190: 3187: 3185: 3183: 3182:Join, or Die. 3179: 3178: 3176: 3174:United States 3170: 3164: 3161: 3159: 3156: 3154: 3151: 3150: 3147: 3143: 3136: 3131: 3129: 3124: 3122: 3117: 3116: 3113: 3101: 3100: 3091: 3090: 3087: 3084: 3081: 3080: 3077: 3076: 3072: 3070: 3069: 3065: 3064: 3061: 3054: 3051: 3048: 3045: 3043:(grandfather) 3042: 3039: 3036: 3033: 3030: 3027: 3024: 3021: 3018: 3015: 3012: 3009: 3006: 3003: 3000: 2997: 2994: 2991: 2988: 2985: 2982: 2979: 2976: 2973: 2970: 2967: 2964: 2963:Francis Eppes 2961: 2958: 2955: 2952: 2949: 2946: 2943: 2940: 2937: 2934: 2933:Eston Hemings 2931: 2928: 2925: 2922: 2919: 2916: 2913: 2910: 2907: 2904: 2901: 2900: 2898: 2894: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2877: 2876: 2872: 2868: 2865: 2863: 2860: 2859: 2858: 2855: 2852: 2851: 2847: 2844: 2843: 2839: 2836: 2835: 2831: 2828: 2827: 2823: 2820: 2819: 2815: 2812: 2811: 2807: 2803: 2800: 2798: 2795: 2794: 2793: 2790: 2787: 2786: 2782: 2779: 2778: 2774: 2773: 2771: 2769: 2763: 2757: 2754: 2752: 2749: 2745: 2742: 2740: 2737: 2735: 2732: 2730: 2727: 2725: 2722: 2721: 2720: 2717: 2715: 2712: 2710: 2707: 2705: 2702: 2700: 2697: 2695: 2692: 2690: 2687: 2685: 2682: 2680: 2677: 2675: 2672: 2670: 2667: 2665: 2664:Jefferson Lab 2662: 2660: 2657: 2655: 2652: 2650: 2647: 2645: 2642: 2640: 2637: 2635: 2632: 2630: 2627: 2625: 2622: 2620: 2617: 2615: 2612: 2610: 2607: 2605: 2602: 2600: 2597: 2595: 2592: 2590: 2587: 2585: 2582: 2580: 2577: 2575: 2572: 2570: 2567: 2566: 2564: 2562: 2556: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2534: 2532: 2531: 2529: 2525: 2519: 2518:Ward republic 2516: 2514: 2511: 2509: 2506: 2504: 2501: 2499: 2497: 2493: 2491: 2488: 2484: 2483:Betty Hemings 2481: 2479: 2476: 2475: 2474: 2473:Sally Hemings 2471: 2469: 2468: 2464: 2462: 2459: 2457: 2454: 2452: 2449: 2447: 2444: 2442: 2439: 2437: 2434: 2432: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2414: 2410: 2407: 2406: 2405: 2402: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2390: 2387: 2386: 2384: 2380: 2374: 2371: 2369: 2366: 2363: 2362: 2358: 2356: 2353: 2350: 2347: 2344: 2341: 2338: 2337: 2333: 2331: 2330: 2326: 2325: 2323: 2319: 2313: 2310: 2308: 2305: 2301: 2298: 2296: 2293: 2291: 2288: 2287: 2286: 2283: 2281: 2280:Poplar Forest 2278: 2274: 2271: 2270: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2258:Barboursville 2256: 2255: 2253: 2251: 2245: 2239: 2238: 2234: 2232: 2229: 2227: 2224: 2222: 2219: 2216: 2215: 2211: 2209: 2206: 2202: 2199: 2198: 2197: 2196:Residence Act 2194: 2191: 2190: 2186: 2182: 2181:republicanism 2179: 2177: 2174: 2173: 2172: 2169: 2167: 2164: 2162: 2159: 2157: 2154: 2150: 2147: 2146: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2135: 2132: 2131: 2129: 2123: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2109: 2105: 2102: 2100: 2097: 2095: 2092: 2091: 2090: 2087: 2085: 2082: 2080: 2079: 2075: 2073: 2070: 2068: 2065: 2063: 2060: 2056: 2053: 2051: 2049: 2045: 2041: 2040: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2031: 2029: 2026: 2024: 2021: 2019: 2016: 2012: 2009: 2007: 2004: 2002: 1999: 1998: 1997: 1994: 1992: 1989: 1987: 1984: 1982: 1979: 1978: 1976: 1974: 1970: 1963: 1959: 1958: 1956: 1954: 1950: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1926: 1923: 1922: 1921: 1918: 1913: 1909: 1906: 1902: 1899: 1895: 1893: 1890: 1888: 1885: 1883: 1880: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1871: 1868: 1865: 1862: 1859: 1858: 1854: 1853: 1851: 1843: 1835: 1831: 1827: 1823: 1819: 1815: 1812: 1808: 1804: 1800: 1796: 1792: 1788: 1784: 1781: 1777: 1773: 1770: 1766: 1762: 1759: 1755: 1754: 1751: 1747: 1740: 1735: 1733: 1728: 1726: 1721: 1720: 1717: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1695:Pine portrait 1693: 1691: 1688: 1685: 1682: 1678: 1675: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1659: 1657: 1655: 1652: 1648: 1645: 1644: 1643: 1640: 1639: 1637: 1631: 1625: 1622: 1618: 1617:Syng inkstand 1615: 1614: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1582: 1581: 1578: 1574: 1573:27 grievances 1571: 1568: 1564: 1561: 1557: 1554: 1550: 1549: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1518: 1514: 1510: 1506: 1502: 1498: 1494: 1490: 1482: 1472: 1471:George Walton 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1458: 1456: 1452: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1427: 1425: 1421: 1415: 1412: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1401: 1399: 1395: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1381: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1353: 1349: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1324: 1322: 1318: 1312: 1311:Thomas McKean 1309: 1307: 1306:Caesar Rodney 1304: 1302: 1299: 1298: 1296: 1292: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1276: 1275:George Taylor 1273: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1265:George Clymer 1263: 1261: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1251: 1250:Benjamin Rush 1248: 1246: 1245:Robert Morris 1243: 1242: 1240: 1236: 1230: 1229:Abraham Clark 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1204: 1200: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1188:Francis Lewis 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1178:William Floyd 1176: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1147:Roger Sherman 1145: 1144: 1142: 1138: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1123: 1121: 1117: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1092: 1090: 1088:Massachusetts 1086: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1066: 1064: 1062:New Hampshire 1060: 1053: 1050: 1049: 1047: 1045: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1032: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1006: 1005:Syng inkstand 1003: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 991: 988: 987: 984: 980: 973: 968: 966: 961: 959: 954: 953: 950: 943: 940: 937: 934: 931: 928: 927: 915: 911: 907: 900: 893: 886: 879: 875: 869: 862: 858: 852: 846: 844: 838: 830: 824: 822: 821:Autobiography 816: 809: 805: 801: 795: 788: 782: 767: 763: 756: 748: 742: 737: 736: 730: 724: 707: 703: 702: 697: 691: 684: 678: 671: 665: 658: 654: 648: 633: 629: 622: 607: 603: 596: 581: 577: 571: 556: 552: 546: 542: 532: 528: 525: 523: 520: 519: 513: 510: 506: 496: 494: 488: 486: 482: 474: 470: 465: 456: 453: 447: 444: 440: 436: 435:pusillanimous 430: 427: 425: 420: 410: 408: 404: 394: 392: 388: 378: 376: 371: 369: 363: 360: 350: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 319:Roger Sherman 316: 315:Massachusetts 312: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 254: 250: 249: 244: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 209: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 181:Roger Sherman 179: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 150: 147: 143: 140: 137: 136:Massachusetts 133: 130: 129: 128: 120: 118: 117:Roger Sherman 114: 110: 106: 102: 97: 95: 91: 87: 83: 75: 71: 66: 59: 55: 51: 47: 46:Roger Sherman 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 23: 19: 5532: 5461: 5330: 5287: 5277: 5254: 5216: 5151: 5137: 5130: 5108:Louisa Adams 5102:Samuel Adams 5078:Brooks Adams 4992:Adams family 4962: 4955: 4890: 4882: 4874: 4861: 4853: 4845: 4837: 4824: 4816: 4808: 4771: 4762: 4753: 4744: 4735: 4725: 4690:Bibliography 4606: 4594: 4587: 4520: 4415:Inauguration 4327:Board of War 4310:Model Treaty 4302: 4280: 3991: 3983: 3955: 3947: 3939: 3931: 3923: 3915: 3907: 3899: 3893:(miniseries) 3890: 3876: 3868: 3863:(1953 short) 3860: 3835: 3797:other stamps 3713: 3705: 3694: 3693:Depicted in 3636:Bibliography 3607: 3599: 3591: 3583: 3570: 3562: 3549: 3541: 3533: 3520: 3512: 3489: 3476: 3463: 3296:other events 3228:Model Treaty 3210: 3181: 3092: 3086:Aaron Burr → 3082:← John Adams 3073: 3068:← John Adams 3066: 2873: 2862:2015 musical 2856: 2848: 2840: 2832: 2824: 2816: 2808: 2797:1969 musical 2791: 2788:(1953 short) 2783: 2777:The Patriots 2775: 2569:Bibliography 2495: 2465: 2359: 2334: 2327: 2250:architecture 2248:Jeffersonian 2235: 2231:Swivel chair 2212: 2187: 2076: 2047: 2043: 1881: 1855: 1847:documents of 1672:Bicentennial 1546: 1504: 1501:Henry Wisner 1492: 1409:Joseph Hewes 1358:George Wythe 1337:Thomas Stone 1332:William Paca 1327:Samuel Chase 1280:James Wilson 1238:Pennsylvania 1193:Lewis Morris 1119:Rhode Island 1095:Samuel Adams 1052:John Hancock 913: 905: 899: 891: 885: 877: 873: 868: 860: 856: 851: 842: 840: 835: 829: 820: 815: 807: 803: 799: 794: 786: 781: 771:November 19, 769:. Retrieved 765: 755: 734: 723: 712:February 18, 710:. Retrieved 699: 690: 682: 677: 669: 664: 656: 652: 647: 635:. Retrieved 631: 621: 609:. Retrieved 605: 595: 583:. Retrieved 579: 570: 558:. Retrieved 554: 551:"John Adams" 545: 502: 489: 478: 449: 442: 438: 432: 428: 416: 400: 384: 372: 368:John Locke's 364: 356: 339:Pennsylvania 308: 285: 263: 246: 201:Constitution 156:Pennsylvania 126: 98: 81: 79: 38:Philadelphia 18: 5235:(1781-1783) 5096:Elihu Adams 5072:Henry Adams 4819:(1969 play) 4787:Washington) 4223:(1775–1778) 4211:(1782–1788) 4203:(1785–1788) 4195:(1789–1797) 4184:(1797–1801) 3902:(1989 film) 3610:(pub. 1845) 3492:(1732–1758) 3479:(1729–1790) 3343:Associators 3294:Inventions, 3053:Henry Soane 3029:Dabney Carr 3023:Samuel Carr 2853:(2015 play) 2821:(1997 film) 2813:(1995 film) 2780:(1946 play) 2503:Tufton Farm 2290:The Rotunda 2125:Other noted 1960:Co-author, 1828:(1775–1776) 1816:(1779–1781) 1805:(1783–1784) 1793:(1785–1789) 1785:(1790–1793) 1774:(1797–1801) 1763:(1801–1809) 1509:John Rogers 1301:George Read 1285:George Ross 1270:James Smith 1260:John Morton 1140:Connecticut 1035:Signatories 729:Locke, John 485:John Dunlap 424:slave trade 397:The signing 323:Connecticut 193:Declaration 185:Connecticut 5636:John Adams 5626:Committees 5610:Categories 5538:1972 film) 5525:Portrayals 5336:1972 film) 5116:first lady 5062:(grandson) 5056:(grandson) 5050:(grandson) 5029:presidency 5017:(daughter) 4864:(2001 book 4862:John Adams 4832:1972 film) 4772:John Adams 4745:John Adams 4702:(proposed) 4647:Peacefield 4425:XYZ Affair 4407:Presidency 4167:John Adams 3932:John Adams 3861:Ben and Me 3407:Fugio cent 3355:Junto club 3017:Peter Carr 2971:(grandson) 2965:(grandson) 2947:(grandson) 2941:(grandson) 2923:(daughter) 2917:(daughter) 2911:(daughter) 2875:Washington 2842:John Adams 2785:Ben and Me 2768:depictions 2558:Legacy and 2268:Monticello 2263:Farmington 2044:Chesapeake 1981:Transition 1973:Presidency 1662:Centennial 1635:and legacy 1466:Lyman Hall 1202:New Jersey 1100:John Adams 746:052135448X 537:References 452:John Adams 311:John Adams 276:John Adams 199:, and the 132:John Adams 101:John Adams 42:John Adams 5098:(brother) 4375:Elections 4366:Diplomacy 3884:1972 film 3432:Gravesite 3013:(brother) 2867:2020 film 2802:1972 film 2561:memorials 2527:Elections 2364:(c. 1819) 2237:Megalonyx 1414:John Penn 1224:John Hart 670:Evolution 657:Evolution 459:Fair copy 5616:Quintets 5158:Category 5092:(mother) 5086:(father) 4975:patriots 4891:Franklin 4846:Liberty! 4618:Life and 4229:Delegate 4217:Delegate 4125:Category 4004:patriots 3994:magazine 3956:Franklin 3908:Liberty! 3836:Franklin 3441:Writings 3308:Bifocals 3099:Category 3031:(nephew) 3025:(nephew) 3019:(nephew) 3007:(sister) 3001:(mother) 2995:(father) 2857:Hamilton 2826:Liberty! 2766:Cultural 2584:Birthday 2498:magazine 2409:patriots 2295:The Lawn 2006:timeline 1887:authored 1845:Founding 1822:Delegate 1799:Delegate 1505:Maryland 1493:New York 1351:Virginia 1320:Maryland 1294:Delaware 1171:New York 785:Becker, 706:Archived 637:June 10, 611:June 10, 585:June 10, 560:June 10, 516:See also 387:Trumbull 347:Virginia 331:New York 215:New York 146:Virginia 5547:Related 5298:Related 4902:Related 4555:Cabinet 4231:to the 4219:to the 3967:Related 2624:Statues 2382:Related 2273:gardens 2149:history 2111:Cabinet 2048:Leopard 1878:(1776) 1824:to the 1801:to the 1633:Display 1585:signing 1520:Related 1454:Georgia 766:HISTORY 651:Maier, 375:slavery 225:at the 84:of the 32:to the 5563:Family 5489:Legacy 5266:Legacy 5243:Events 5229:(1777) 4775:(1963) 4766:(1941) 4757:(1874) 4748:(1799) 4739:(1799) 4683:Legacy 4283:(1776) 4235:(1774) 4020:Family 3895:(1972) 3671:awards 3629:Legacy 3594:(1789) 3586:(1789) 3573:(1784) 3565:(1781) 3552:(1773) 3544:(1767) 3536:(1758) 3523:(1751) 3515:(1751) 3466:(1725) 2905:(wife) 2896:Family 2351:(1787) 2345:(1786) 2339:(1785) 2217:(1801) 2192:(1790) 2050:affair 1964:(1789) 1944:(1787) 1872:(1775) 1860:(1774) 1836:(1776) 743:  685:, 104. 681:Maier, 668:Boyd, 341:, and 278:, and 195:, the 191:, the 174:, and 115:, and 5044:(son) 5038:(son) 4754:Adams 4736:Adams 4620:homes 4545:1800) 3676:medal 2935:(son) 2929:(son) 672:, 22. 659:, 21. 251:, by 5533:1776 5331:1776 5004:wife 4825:1776 4770:USS 4761:USS 4752:USS 4743:USS 4734:USS 4540:1799 4535:1798 4397:1800 4392:1796 4387:1792 3877:1776 2792:1776 2547:1804 2542:1800 2537:1796 2104:1805 2099:1802 2094:1801 789:, 4. 773:2020 741:ISBN 714:2010 639:2021 613:2021 587:2021 562:2021 433:The 80:The 68:The 5286:SS 5025:son 4190:1st 4179:2nd 1811:2nd 1780:1st 1769:2nd 1758:3rd 450:As 403:LMT 389:’s 345:of 337:of 329:of 321:of 313:of 36:in 5612:: 1511:, 1507:: 1499:, 1495:: 912:, 764:. 698:. 630:. 604:. 578:. 553:. 483:, 333:, 325:, 317:, 274:, 266:, 170:, 166:, 119:. 111:, 107:, 103:, 56:, 52:, 48:, 44:, 5481:) 5464:) 5370:e 5363:t 5356:v 5223:) 5219:( 5193:e 5186:t 5179:v 4159:e 4152:t 4145:v 3886:) 3134:e 3127:t 3120:v 2046:– 1914:" 1910:" 1907:" 1903:" 1900:" 1896:" 1738:e 1731:t 1724:v 1569:" 1565:" 1562:" 1558:" 1555:" 1551:" 971:e 964:t 957:v 775:. 749:. 716:. 641:. 615:. 589:. 564:. 475:. 207:. 76:. 60:.

Index


John Trumbull's 1818 painting
Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress
Philadelphia
John Adams
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin

Jefferson Memorial
Adolph Alexander Weinman
Second Continental Congress
Pennsylvania State House
United States Declaration of Independence
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
John Adams
Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Founding Fathers
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Alliance with France

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.