On June 7, 1776, Richard Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution in the Second Continental Congress to consider a formal declaration of independence from Great Britain
Nearly 50 years after it was written and adopted, John Adams wrote his eyewitness account of the circumstances surrounding the creation of the Declaration of Indiependence.
Thomas Jefferson's sparse account of writing the Declaration and the changes Congress made to the document before approving it.
A collection of key writings by Thomas Paine, a passionate writer and supporter of the American Revolution. See especiation "The Crisis" and "Common Sense"
Excellent resource for nearly all things related to US History. Online History textbook is as good or better than many print textbooks in use.
Key American documents from 1763 to 1877
Biographies of more than 100 U.S. founding fathers
Permanent online exhibit of the best of the holdings in the national library colleciton
Online collection of the daily proceedings of the Continental Congress from 1774-1789