Declaration of Independence Teacher Resources

James Wilson (September 14, 1742 - August 21, 1798), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, twice elected to the Continental Congress, a major force in the drafting of the nation's Constitution, a leading legal theoretician and...

John Hancock, prominent colonial statesman and first to sign the Declaration of Independence

John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 - November 10, 1843) was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War famous for his historical paintings including his Declaration of Independence, which appears on the reverse of...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing New Jersey

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing North Carolina

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing New York

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Georgia

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Connecticut

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing New York

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Virginia

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing New Jersey

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Pennsylvania

(1734-1806) Morris was an American merchant and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. Morris was known as the "Financier of the Revolution,"...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Massachusetts

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Maryland

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Connecticut