Explore the #InteractiveDeclaration: constitutioncenter.org/ameri…  Read an essay by Jane Kamensky, which explores how for all their differences, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became figures in an important chapter in the “American story": constitutioncenter.org/essay…

What were the main grievances of the Declaration of Independence that formed the core of the colonists' case against Great Britain? Explore this question and more in a digital essay from Professor Rosemarie Zagarri for the #InteractiveDeclaration: constitutioncenter.org/essay…

Twenty-seven grievances against Great Britian are laid out in the Declaration of Independence. @rzhist of @GeorgeMasonU , unpacks this often overlooked, yet critical section of the document for the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/EEF150XH6gm

#OnThisDay in 1734, William Floyd is born. He was elected to serve in both the First and Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. Learn more through the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/Jk0750XAj6N

Explore how for all their differences, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became figures in an important chapter in the “American story.” Jane Kamensky, president at @TJMonticello, writes for the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/FYWg50XAiF6

While the list of grievances is today an overlooked part of the Declaration of Independence, the list was arguably the most critical section of the document in 1776. Explore why with @rzhist through the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/uIIv50XnnZ2

#OnThisDay in 1785, William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies. He commanded a brigade that performed heroically at the Battle of Saratoga. Explore his life with the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/hbs750XnnY9

#OnThisDay in 1814, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Elbridge Gerry, dies. As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Gerry declined to sign the Constitution. Learn about his life with the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/75bt50Xnnj6

#OnThisDay in 1729, Declaration of Independence signer Josiah Bartlett is born. He went on to cast the first “aye” vote to approve separation from Britain. Explore his life with the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/E99o50XnneA

#OnThisDay in 1726, Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, is born. He went on to be Governor of Connecticut. Learn more about him in the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/Ba0U50Xnn8E

#OnThisDay in 1794, John Witherspoon the only active clergyman and college president to sign the Declaration, dies. Explore his story in the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/vBCk50XnmzC

#OnThisDay in 1832, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies. Explore the story of his life with the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/TMgS50Xnmxs

Why was the Declaration of Independence’s assertion that governments derive their just powers from “the consent of the governed” one of the most important issues in the revolutionary era? Gordon S. Wood discusses for the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/uFPA50XmIGZ

Yuval Levin of @AEI argues that the defense of liberty requires multiple answers to a fundamental political question: who rules? Read more in the #InteractiveDeclaration: ow.ly/u8hZ50XmIqT