Discusses the circumstances preceding and following the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the men who wrote and signed it, and the document's importance to United States history.
Discusses the meaning and purpose of a constitution; recounts reasons why people thought the United States needed one in the 1780s and the events of the Constitutional Convention; and describes the Constitution's main points and how it has changed.
Discusses the circumstances preceding and following the writing of the Declaration of Independence and describes how it was written, approved, and announced.